A 2.5D APPROACH TO SKIN WRINKLES SEGMENTATION

Authors

  • Etienne Decencière MINES ParisTech PSL Research University Centre for Mathematical Morphology http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1349-8042
  • Amira Belhedi MINES ParisTech PSL Research University Centre for Mathematical Morphology
  • Serge Koudoro MINES ParisTech PSL Research University Centre for Mathematical Morphology
  • Frédéric Flament L'Oréal Research and Innovation
  • Ghislain François L'Oréal Research and Innovation
  • Virginie Rubert L'Oréal Research and Innovation
  • Isabelle Pécile L'Oréal Research and Innovation
  • Julien Pierre L'Oréal Research and Innovation

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5566/ias.1925

Keywords:

3D point cloud, mathematical morphology, skin, wrinkle segmentation

Abstract

Wrinkles or creases are common structures on surfaces. Their detection is often challenging, and can be an important step for many different applications. For instance, skin wrinkle segmentation is a crucial step for quantifying changes in skin wrinkling and assessing the beneficial effects of dermatological and cosmetic anti-ageing treatments. A 2.5D approach is proposed in this paper to segment individual wrinkles on facial skin surface described by 3D point clouds. The method, based on mathematical morphology, only needs a few physical parameters as input, namely the maximum wrinkle width, the minimum wrinkle length, and the minimum wrinkle depth. It has been applied to data acquired from eye wrinkles using a fringe projection system. An accurate evaluation was made possible thanks to manual annotations provided by three different experts. Results demonstrate the accuracy of this novel method.

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2019-04-11

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How to Cite

Decencière, E., Belhedi, A., Koudoro, S., Flament, F., François, G., Rubert, V., Pécile, I., & Pierre, J. (2019). A 2.5D APPROACH TO SKIN WRINKLES SEGMENTATION. Image Analysis and Stereology, 38(1), 75-81. https://doi.org/10.5566/ias.1925

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