Acne Analysis, Grading and Computational Assessment Methods: An Overview

Introduction: This paper presents a comprehensive review of acne grading and measurement. Acne is a chronic disorder of the pilosebaceous units, with excess sebum production, follicular epidermal hyperproliferation, inflammation and Propionibacterium acnes activity. Most patients are affected with...

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Main Authors: Ramli, Roshaslinie, Malik, Aamir Saeed, Mohd Hani, Ahmad Fadzil, Jamil, Adawiyah
Format: Article
Published: John Wiley & Sons 2011
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Online Access:http://eprints.utp.edu.my/5721/1/2011_SRT-Linie.pdf
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1600-0846.2011.00542.x/abstract
http://eprints.utp.edu.my/5721/
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Summary:Introduction: This paper presents a comprehensive review of acne grading and measurement. Acne is a chronic disorder of the pilosebaceous units, with excess sebum production, follicular epidermal hyperproliferation, inflammation and Propionibacterium acnes activity. Most patients are affected with acne vulgaris, which is the prevalent type of acne. Acne vulgaris consists of comedones (whitehead and blackhead), papules, pustules, nodules and cysts. Objectives: To review and identify the issues for acne vulgaris grading and computational assessment methods. To determine the future direction for addressing the identified issues. Methods: There are two main methods of assessment for acne severity grading, namely, lesion counting and comparison of patient with a photographic standard. For the computational assessment method, the emphasis is on computational imaging techniques.