IMAGE PROCESSING AND MACHINE LEARNING FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF MELANOMA CANCER

Arushi Raghuvanshi, Marek Perkowski

2011

Abstract

Melanoma cancer is one of the most dangerous and potentially deadly types of skin cancer; however, if diagnosed early, it is nearly one-hundred percent curable (UnderstMel09). Here we propose an efficient system which helps with the early diagnosis of melanoma cancer. Different image processing techniques and machine learning algorithms are evaluated to distinguish between cancerous and non-cancerous moles. Two image feature databases were created: one compiled from a dermatologist-training tool for melanoma from Hosei University and the other created by extracting features from digital pictures of lesions using a software called Skinseg. We then applied various machine learning techniques on the image feature database using a Python-based tool called Orange. The experiments suggest that among the methods tested, the combination of Bayes machine learning with Hosei image feature extraction is the best method for detecting cancerous moles. Then, using this method, a computer tool was developed to return the probability that an image is cancerous. This is a very practical application as it allows for at-home findings of the probability that a mole is cancerous. This does not replace visits to a doctor, but provides early information that allows people to be proactive in the diagnosis of melanoma cancer.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Raghuvanshi A. and Perkowski M. (2011). IMAGE PROCESSING AND MACHINE LEARNING FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF MELANOMA CANCER . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices - Volume 1: BIODEVICES, (BIOSTEC 2011) ISBN 978-989-8425-37-9, pages 405-410. DOI: 10.5220/0003173504050410

in Bibtex Style

@conference{biodevices11,
author={Arushi Raghuvanshi and Marek Perkowski},
title={IMAGE PROCESSING AND MACHINE LEARNING FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF MELANOMA CANCER},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices - Volume 1: BIODEVICES, (BIOSTEC 2011)},
year={2011},
pages={405-410},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0003173504050410},
isbn={978-989-8425-37-9},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices - Volume 1: BIODEVICES, (BIOSTEC 2011)
TI - IMAGE PROCESSING AND MACHINE LEARNING FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF MELANOMA CANCER
SN - 978-989-8425-37-9
AU - Raghuvanshi A.
AU - Perkowski M.
PY - 2011
SP - 405
EP - 410
DO - 10.5220/0003173504050410