The Scientific World Journal (Jan 2014)

DERMA: A Melanoma Diagnosis Platform Based on Collaborative Multilabel Analog Reasoning

  • Ruben Nicolas,
  • Albert Fornells,
  • Elisabet Golobardes,
  • Guiomar Corral,
  • Susana Puig,
  • Josep Malvehy

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/351518
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2014

Abstract

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The number of melanoma cancer-related death has increased over the last few years due to the new solar habits. Early diagnosis has become the best prevention method. This work presents a melanoma diagnosis architecture based on the collaboration of several multilabel case-based reasoning subsystems called DERMA. The system has to face up several challenges that include data characterization, pattern matching, reliable diagnosis, and self-explanation capabilities. Experiments using subsystems specialized in confocal and dermoscopy images have provided promising results for helping experts to assess melanoma diagnosis.