Automated Segmentation of the Melanocytes in Skin Histopathological Images

Abstract—In the diagnosis of skin melanoma by analyzing histopathological images, the detection of the melanocytes in the epidermis area is an important step. However, the detection of melanocytes in the epidermis area is difficult because other keratinocytesthatareverysimilartothemelanocytesarealsopresent. Thispaperproposesanovelcomputer-aidedtechniqueforsegmentation of the melanocytes in t…