The morphologic dimension in the diagnosis of melanocytic skin lesions

Abstract

The book in your hands has been designed basically as an atlas entitled Color Atlas of Melanocytic Lesions of the Skin and focuses on the morphologic dimension of melanocytic skin lesions. It encompasses all the classical methods of morphology such as the clinical and dermoscopic examination and dermatopathology, as well as the most up-to-date diagnostic approaches such as laser scanning in-vivo microscopy, multispectral image analysis, automatic diagnosis, and teledermatology. With the exception of the chapters on automatic diagnosis and on multispectral analysis, all chapters focus on the morphologic dimension, albeit in its various facets, thus justifying the title of this book. © 2007 Springer-Verlag.