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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2009
Applicants:
Natallia Eduardauna Uzenbajakava, Eindhoven, NL;
Sipke Wadman, Eindhoven, NL;
Rachel Thilwind, Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Natallia Eduardauna Uzenbajakava, Eindhoven, NL;
Sipke Wadman, Eindhoven, NL;
Rachel Thilwind, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for skin imaging uses a combination of near-field and far-field skin images under different angles of illumination. The apparatus provides a tool that may be employed for rapid screening of the skin for lesions that may be indicative of skin diseases, in particular skin cancers such as melanoma.