Software for quantifying psoriasis and vitiligo from digital clinical photographs

Abstract

In this paper, we describe a method for quantifying the extent of psoriasis and vitiligo by image processing of digital photographs using machine-learning techniques. By calculating the area of involvement of these conditions, we enable the quantification of treatment response.

Key words::

• photograph
• psoriasis
• quantification
• software
• surface area
• vitiligo

Declaration of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.