An Extensive Survey for Examining Pigmented Skin Lesions and Detection of Melanoma Skin Cancer through Computer Vision

Abstract

Abstract

Melanoma Skin cancer being the most life-threatening cancer has a rapid increase in its incidence rates in the last two decades. It is curable if it gets detected at an earlier stage. Thus making investigation of pigmented skin lesions for diagnosing malignant melanoma is essential for saving lives. This paper presents a comprehensive survey of the ongoing strategies for investigation of pigmented skin sores and diagnosis of melanoma through computer vision. The techniques already proposed to accomplish these errands are identified and reviewed. Additionally a common approach followed for skin lesion analysis is also presented briefly. And on the basis of the literature reviewed, we tend to conclude that the door is still open in this field and in future research can be carried out to optimize and enhance the accuracy of the segmentation process as well as for improving the classification outcomes.

Keywords- Melanoma, Pigmented Skin Lesion, Dermoscopy, Segmentation, Classification.