Method of discriminating longitudinal melanonychia and visualizing malignancy thereof

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PATENT NO 9049991
APP PUB NO 20120268462A1
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13518589

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In a digital color image of longitudinal melanonychia, RGB parameter values of each pixel are assumed as three components to form a three-dimensional vector. Latitudinal and longitudinal variables are obtained for each three-dimensional vector in an RGB space. The latitudinal and longitudinal variables are used to define a distribution of points, and from the distribution, a discrimination index is found. The discrimination index is classified according to a threshold, to discriminate whether the longitudinal melanonychia is malignant or benign. The distribution of points is displayed to realize visualization of the malignancy of the longitudinal melanonychia.

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HUMAN ENGINEERING CO LTD166-3 ARAYA MISHIMA-SHI SHIZUOKA 4110834
Q'SFIX CO LTDSAPIA TOWER 1-7-12 MARUNOUCHI CHIYODA-KU TOKYO 1000005

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Fujii, Juzo Yokohama, JP 2 13
Koga, Hiroshi Matsumoto, JP 52 888
Sota, Takayuki Tokyo, JP 6 45

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