Skin feature imaging system
An imaging device for monitoring a skin feature includes a camera, at least one processor and memory. The imaging device displays a body area guide, receives a selection of a body area, initiates an image sequence of the body area, the image sequence including capturing, using the camera, a plurality of images, determines whether all body areas have been imaged, analyzes the images, and provides the analyzed images to a clinician. The imaging device can be part of a system including a server in communication with a monitor, where the clinician views the images on the monitor. Additionally, each skin feature can be ranked in order of risk and presented to the clinician in that order.
1. A skin feature review system, comprising:
at least one processor;
a database storing previous data of a plurality of skin features of a patient, wherein the previous data include a reference image of each of the plurality of skin features and metadata, the metadata including an analysis of at least one characteristic of the skin features; and
memory comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
receive images of the plurality of skin features;
analyze the images of the plurality of skin features by comparing the images to the reference images included in the database;
provide one or more results of the analysis, wherein the one or more results of the analysis include at least a risk ranking;
use the risk ranking to determine a highest-risk skin feature; and
generate, based on the risk ranking, a listing of the plurality of skin features in order of the highest-risk skin feature to lowest risk.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the results include differential images displayed based on the risk ranking.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the results include time evolution images displayed based on a user selection.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the risk ranking is generated based on ratings for symmetry, border, color, size, and evolution.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the results include an image of a skin feature for which there is a reference image.
6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the skin feature for which there is the reference image has been biopsied.
7. The system of claim 5 , wherein the memory further encodes computer executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
receive a clinical result about the skin feature; and
update the database to include the skin feature and the clinical result.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the results include an image of a skin feature and the memory further encodes computer executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
receive an annotation for the image of the skin feature, the annotation being at least one of: a diagnosis, a biopsy result, and a recommended review interval; and
add the annotation to the metadata of the image of the skin feature in the database.
9. A system for analyzing images of skin features, comprising:
at least one processor;
a database; and
memory comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
receive an image of a skin feature;
analyze the skin feature for at least one aspect of a plurality of aspects including: symmetry, border, color, diameter, evolution, and height;
identify a reference skin feature in the database, wherein the at least one aspect of the reference skin feature was previously analyzed;
compare the at least one aspect of the skin feature to the at least one aspect of the reference skin feature;
determine a risk ranking of the skin feature based on the comparison;
use the risk ranking to determine a highest-risk skin feature; and
generate guidance to a clinician based on the risk ranking, wherein the guidance includes a listing of skin features in order of the highest-risk skin feature to lowest risk.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the guidance includes instructions to monitor the skin feature over time.
11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the image of the skin feature is a composite image generated by combining multiple adjacent images into a larger image.
12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the database includes a time-series of differential images of the reference skin feature.