Automated detection of new or evolving melanocytic lesions using a 3D body model

Med Image Comput Comput Assist Interv. 2014;17(Pt 1):593-600. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-10404-1_74.

Abstract

Detection of new or rapidly evolving melanocytic lesions is crucial for early diagnosis and treatment of melanoma. We propose a fully automated pre-screening system for detecting new lesions or changes in existing ones, on the order of 2 - 3mm, over almost the entire body surface. Our solution is based on a multi-camera 3D stereo system. The system captures 3D textured scans of a subject at different times and then brings these scans into correspondence by aligning them with a learned, parametric, non-rigid 3D body model. This means that captured skin textures are in accurate alignment across scans, facilitating the detection of new or changing lesions. The integration of lesion segmentation with a deformable 3D body model is a key contribution that makes our approach robust to changes in illumination and subject pose.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Algorithms
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Simulation
  • Dermoscopy / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Image Enhancement / methods
  • Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods*
  • Melanoma / pathology*
  • Models, Biological
  • Pattern Recognition, Automated / methods*
  • Photography / methods*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Whole Body Imaging / methods*
  • Young Adult