Comments on "A new algorithm for border description of polarized light surface microscopic images of pigmented skin lesions"

Marco Burroni; Luciano Alparone; Fabrizio Argenti

doi:10.1109/tmi.2006.884205

Comments on "A new algorithm for border description of polarized light surface microscopic images of pigmented skin lesions"

IEEE Trans Med Imaging. 2006 Dec;25(12):1655-6. doi: 10.1109/tmi.2006.884205.

Authors

Marco Burroni, Luciano Alparone, Fabrizio Argenti

PMID: 17168000
DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2006.884205

Abstract

In this paper, discrepancies and reference inaccuracies in the paper (Grana et al., 2003) are pointed out. Specifically, it is demonstrated that the definitions of "lesion gradient" and "skin lesion gradient," widely used in a number of medical papers on computer analysis of pigmented skin lesions, are unambiguous, and that the "new algorithm for border description" described in the subject paper substantially relies on well-established concepts dating back over one decade ago.

Publication types

Comment
Letter

MeSH terms

Algorithms*
Humans
Image Enhancement / methods*
Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted
Melanoma / classification
Melanoma / pathology*
Microscopy, Polarization / methods*
Nevus, Pigmented / classification
Nevus, Pigmented / pathology*
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Skin Neoplasms / classification*
Skin Neoplasms / pathology*