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Digital dermoscopy.

M G Fleming
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Digital dermatoscopic images are acquired with digital cameras or video camera and frame grabber combinations. These images can be compressed, transmitted, or archived; combined with clinical anamnestic information for medical record purposes; or attached to body surface diagrams for mole mapping applications. Image analysis software, which might interpret the images to produce a computer-assisted or fully automated diagnosis, is under development.

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DermatologyDiagnostic ImagingHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedSkin NeoplasmsJournal ArticleResearch Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.Review

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M G Fleming. 2001. Digital dermoscopy.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0733-8635(05)70273-4

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