Computerized analysis of pigmented skin lesions: A review

摘要

ObjectiveComputerized analysis of pigmented skin lesions (PSLs) is an active area of research that dates back over 25 years. One of its main goals is to develop reliable automatic instruments for recognizing skin cancer from images acquired in vivo. This paper presents a review of this research applied to microscopic (dermoscopic) and macroscopic (clinical) images of PSLs. The review aims to: (1) provide an extensive introduction to and clarify ambiguities in the terminology used in the literature and (2) categorize and group together relevant references so as to simplify literature searches on a specific sub-topic.