The incidence of melanoma is continuing to increase worldwide. UV exposure is a known
risk factor for melanoma. Geographic location is known to influence UV exposure and the …

Given its propensity to metastasize and the lack of effective therapies for most patients with
advanced disease, early detection of melanoma is a clinical imperative. Although there are …

A capsule is a group of neurons whose activity vector represents the instantiation
parameters of a specific type of entity such as an object or object part. We use the length of …

It is controversial whether worldwide increases in melanoma incidence represent a true
epidemic. Dramatic increases in incidence in the setting of relatively stable mortality trends …

BACKGROUND: Increasing cutaneous melanoma incidence rates in the United States have
been attributed to heightened detection of thin (≤ 1-mm) lesions. OBJECTIVE: We sought to …

The application of THz to medical imaging is experiencing a surge in both interest and
federal funding. A brief overview of the field is provided along with promising and emerging …

Melanoma is the type of skin cancer with the highest levels of mortality, and it is more
dangerous because it can spread to other parts of the body if not caught and treated early …

Automated border detection is one of the most important steps in dermoscopy image
analysis. Although numerous border detection methods have been developed, few studies …

Background Dermoscopy improves diagnostic accuracy of the unaided eye for melanoma,
and digital dermoscopy with artificial intelligence or computer diagnosis has also been …

Background: Skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States. The
majority of skin cancer is nonmelanoma cancer, either basal cell cancer or squamous cell …