Measurement of the area of involvement in skin disease

Juha Roening; Jukka Kontinen

doi:10.1117/12.256295

29 October 1996 Measurement of the area of involvement in skin disease

Juha Roening, Jukka Kontinen

Proceedings Volume 2904, Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision XV: Algorithms, Techniques,Active Vision, and Materials Handling; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.256295
Event: Photonics East '96, 1996, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

The ability to assess the severity of dermatoses by measuring the area of involvement is important in both clinical practice and research, but it has been shown that physicians, nurses and other groups are unable to do this accurately. A common practice in current use is the 'rule of nine' method, but wide variations have been found between observers' estimates. The purpose of this work was to test and demonstrate the feasibility of a computer vision technique for measuring the area of involvement in skin diseases by developing a system for psoriasis area assessment form slides, which can be operated in an image processing environment. The exact percentage of the slide area involved varied from 1 percent to 59 percent, thus providing realistic material for the system. The system proved sufficiently accurate, and the techniques evidently have a potential for inclusion as parts of a more accurate and rapid method for area measurement in the case of skin diseases.

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Juha Roening and Jukka Kontinen "Measurement of the area of involvement in skin disease", Proc. SPIE 2904, Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision XV: Algorithms, Techniques,Active Vision, and Materials Handling, (29 October 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.256295

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