Level set segmentation of dermoscopy images

This paper presents a method for the segmentation of skin lesions in dermoscopy images. The proposed technique uses region based level sets and adopts a mixture of Gaussian densities as the probabilistic model for both the lesion and the skin regions. The Estimation-Maximization (EM) algorithm is used to estimate the probability density functions in each region. Experimental results which demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed technique are presented.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: ISBI
• Authors: Margarida Silveira, Jorge S. Marques
• Keywords: ISBI 2008, Medical Imaging, Probability Density Functions, Skin Lesions, Technique Uses Region