A method for recognizing “circles”, significant structural elements of skin neoplasms, has been proposed. An RDS-2 dermatoscope has been used for imaging. Special software has been developed to implement the proposed method for circle recognition. The results of experimental detection of circles are presented. The developed method can be used in diagnostic systems for detecting skin melanoma, a dangerous form of cancer.
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Translated from Meditsinskaya Tekhnika, Vol. 55, No. 4, Jul.-Aug., 2021, pp. 20-22.
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Nikitaev, V.G., Pronichev, A.N., Tamrazova, O.B. et al. Detection of Circles as Structural Elements in Dermatoscopic Images of Skin Neoplasms in the Diagnosis of Melanoma. Biomed Eng 55, 255–258 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10527-021-10113-y
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