Morphology tools for color image processing, dermatology and cosmetology domain

Abstract

In this paper, we explain the construction of two color image processing tools adapted to skin analysis and diagnostic. In this aim, the non linearity of the Human Visual System must be taken into account. In color domain, only the perceptual distances meet this constraint and are validated by the International Commission on Illumination. Thanks to this consideration, we develop an image processing chain based on non linear processing, using the mathematical morphology. From morphological operators based on perceptual color distance, we developed a color object detector and a set of color texture features adapted for skin analysis and diagnosis.