A novel and uniform framework for face verification is presented in this paper. First of all, a 2-directional 2-dimensional feature extraction method is adopted to extract client-specific template — 2D discrimant projection matrix. Then the face skin color information is utilized as an additive feature to enhance decision making strategy that makes use of not only 2D grey feature but also 2D sk...

introduction: glabrous skin and hairy skin are innervated by different types of noxious fibers. however, the different nociceptive behaviors induced by formalin, a commonly used model of acute inflammatory pain, have not yet been systematically examined in the glabrous and hairy skin. methods: in this study, we compared nociceptive behaviors induced by formalin injections (2%, 4%, and 8%) into ...

We describe a technique that employs the stochastic Latent Topic Models framework to allow quantification of melanin and hemoglobin content in dermoscopy images. Such information bears useful implications for analysis of skin hyperpigmentation, and for classification of skin diseases. The proposed method outperforms existing approaches while allowing for more stringent and probabilistic modelin...

In this paper we present a skin color model for accurate face detection which combines skin color learning and image segmentation. This approach starts from a coarse segmentation which provides regions of homogeneous statistical color distribution. Some regions represent parts of human skin and are selected by minimizing an error between the color distribution of each region and the output of a...

Early detection of skin cancer through improved techniques and innovative technologies has the greatest potential for significantly reducing both morbidity and mortality associated with this disease. In this paper, an effective framework of a CAD (Computer-Aided Diagnosis) system for melanoma skin cancer is developed mainly by application of an SVM (Support Vector Machine) model on an optimized...

Diagnosis of benign and malign skin lesions is currently mostly relying on visual assessment and frequent biopsies performed by dermatologists. As the timely and correct diagnosis of these skin lesions is one of the most important factors in the therapeutic outcome, leveraging new technologies to assist the dermatologist seems natural. Complicating matters is a blood cancer called Cutaneous T-C...

introduction: tracking temporal changes of temperature during laser skin treatment plays an important role in improving the process of laser skin treatment itself. there are a number of methods to analyze temperature’s temporal dependency during laser skin treatment; some of those methods depend on imaging the skin with thermal cameras. however, the use of thermal cameras exhibits specific prob...