Image analysis – Applications – Biomedical applications
Reexamination Certificate
2005-09-20
2008-11-18
Desire, Gregory M (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Applications
Biomedical applications
C382S118000, C382S224000, C600S306000, C600S473000, C600S476000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07454046
ABSTRACT:
The embodiments of the present invention include a method and system for analyzing skin conditions using digital images. The method comprises acquiring a white-light image and an ultraviolet (UV) image of a portion of a body surface, such as a person's face, each of the white-light and UV images including a plurality of pixels and each pixel in the UV image corresponding to a respective pixel in the white-light image. The method further comprises identifying skin-pixels in the white-light and UV images, and obtaining results associated with at least one skin condition using information in the skin pixels in the first white light and UV images.
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Chhibber Ashutosh
Chhibber Rajeshwar
Sharma Shefali
Sharma Shivanjli
BrighTex Bio-Photonics LLC
Desire Gregory M
Morgan & Lewis & Bockius, LLP
Trecartin Richard F.
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