English to French Tech/Engineering Patents (in a patent) DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD IN THE SAME APPARATUS

Generally, Visual inspection isnëcéssarily performed to diagnose a cutaneous légion, thereby obtaining an amount of information. However, notonly discrimination between a MOLE and a spot but also discrimination between a benign tumor and a malignant tumor are substantially difficult with a naked eye inspection and even a magnifying glass inspection. For the reasons, dermoscopic inspection in which a dermoscope-equipped caméra is used to capture an image of a disease has been convenu*onally performed.

The classifying means 101a classify an image where an affected area is mole-shaped, and substantially composée of biack or brown color as the classification of the low stage of progression (Type I).

The method wherein the at least two classifications further a third classification corresponding to a middle stage of progression, and performing, based on the classification, a third image conversion process being a region highlighting conversion process, wherein step (ii) further comprises performing a step for extracting vessel-shaped blobs in the captured image as the image conversion processing corresponding to the classification of the middle stage of the progression, and wherein the middle stage of progression is characterized by the affected area being mole-shape and partially composed of vessels.