3D visualization of skin inner tissue from confocal microscopic images

J. Wang; Hideo Saito; Shinji Ozawa; T. Kuwahara; T. Yamashita; Motoji Takahashi

doi:10.1117/12.515054

1 May 2003 3D visualization of skin inner tissue from confocal microscopic images

J. Wang, Hideo Saito, Shinji Ozawa, T. Kuwahara, T. Yamashita, Motoji Takahashi

Proceedings Volume 5132, Sixth International Conference on Quality Control by Artificial Vision; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.515054
Event: Quality Control by Artificial Vision, 2003, Gatlinburg, TE, United States

Abstract

Analysis of the dermo-epidermal surface in three-dimensions is important for evaluating cosmetics. One approach is based on the active contour model, which is used for extracting local object boundaries with closed curve form. The dermo-epidermal surface, however, is a plane with open form. We have developed a method of automatically extracting the dermo-epidermal surface from volumetric confocal microscopic images, as well as constructing a 3-D visual model of the surface by using the geometric information contained in the control points. Our method is a 3-D extension of the active contour model, so we call it the active open surface model (AOSM). The initial surface for AOSM is an open curve plane, guided by a 3-D internal force, a 3-D external constraint force, and a 3-D image force, which pull it toward the objective surface. The proposed technique has been applied to extract actual dermo-epidermal surface in the given volumetric confocal microscopic images.

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J. Wang, Hideo Saito, Shinji Ozawa, T. Kuwahara, T. Yamashita, and Motoji Takahashi "3D visualization of skin inner tissue from confocal microscopic images", Proc. SPIE 5132, Sixth International Conference on Quality Control by Artificial Vision, (1 May 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.515054

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