Effective features to classify skin lesions in dermoscopic images

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Highlights：

• The challenging inter-database classification of skin lesions is explored.

• The dependency of a classifier's performance on an image database is illustrated.

• Feasibility of automatic analysis of skin lesions is discussed.

• Effective features for classification are suggested.

摘要

•The challenging inter-database classification of skin lesions is explored.•The dependency of a classifier's performance on an image database is illustrated.•Feasibility of automatic analysis of skin lesions is discussed.•Effective features for classification are suggested.

论文关键词：Skin lesion,Melanoma,ABCD rule,Shape features,Color features,Feature selection

论文评审过程：Received 9 October 2016, Revised 2 May 2017, Accepted 3 May 2017, Available online 4 May 2017, Version of Record 9 May 2017.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2017.05.003