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Independent Component Analysis of Skin Color Image
Norimichi Tsumura
Hideaki Haneishi
Yoichi Miyake
  DOI :  10.2352/CIC.1998.6.1.art00037  Published Online :  January 1998
Abstract

The spatial distributions of melanin and hemoglobin in human skin are separated by independent component analysis of skin color image. It is our goal to apply these results for the estimation of preferred skin color in color reproduction and the evaluation of a face browned by the sun and diagnosis of a skin disease. In this paper, the principle of independent component analysis is described and it is also shown that the components of melanin and hemoglobin from skin color image can be separated both theoretically and experimentally.

Journal Title : Color and Imaging Conference
Publisher Name : Society of Imaging Science and Technology
Publisher Location : 7003 Kilworth Lane, Springfield, VA 22151, USA
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Norimichi Tsumura, Hideaki Haneishi, Yoichi Miyake, "Independent Component Analysis of Skin Color Image"  in Proc. IS&T 6th Color and Imaging Conf.,  1998,  pp 177 - 180,  https://doi.org/10.2352/CIC.1998.6.1.art00037

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Independent Component Analysis of Skin Color Image
TsumuraNorimichi
HaneishiHideaki
MiyakeYoichi
01011998
1998
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177
180
1998
The spatial distributions of melanin and hemoglobin in human skin are separated by independent component analysis of skin color image. It is our goal to apply these results for the estimation of preferred skin color in color reproduction and the evaluation of a face browned by the sun and diagnosis of a skin disease. In this paper, the principle of independent component analysis is described and it is also shown that the components of melanin and hemoglobin from skin color image can be separated both theoretically and experimentally.