Apparatus and method for lesion feature identification and characterization
US6567682B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 15, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/0059
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus and method for determining a characteristic of a selected skin lesion. A capture device produces data representing an image of an object. A processing device processes the data to derive a three-dimensional model of the skin lesion, which is stored in a database. A reporting device indicates at least one specific property of the selected skin lesion. The processing device determines a change in at least one specific property of the skin lesion by comparing the three-dimensional model with at least one previously derived three-dimensional model that is stored in the database.
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