Skin Lesion Image Segmentation Using Delaunay Triangulation for Melanoma Detection

Melanoma is one of the most aggressive tumors in humans [1] and it can be lethal, if not diagnosed on time. The incidence of melanoma among all dermatologic cancers is 4%, while melanoma-induced mortality accounts for about 80% of deaths from skin cancer; only 14% of patients with metastatic melanoma survive for five years [2]. Moreover, malignant melanoma has a cure rate of more than 95% if detected at an early stage [3]. The above statistics demonstrate that there is an urgent need to develop innovative strategies able to increase the diagnostic accuracy and to help dermatologists making early diagnosis.
Source: Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics - Category: Radiology Authors: Source Type: research