Objective Assessment of Target Vitiligo Areas by Semiautomatic Analysis of Standardized UV Images

What is the reliability of a semiautomatic UV reflectance image–based system to assess target vitiligo lesions?In a validation study including 20 patients, the Vitiligo Area Scoring Index (VASI) evaluated in target areas using an image-based system was in good agreement with VASI estimation derived from a highly trained clinician and the objective VASI measure obtained from tracing paper outlines.The findings suggest that the image-based system exhibits comparable reliability to conventional methods for measuring the VASI in target vitiligo areas.

Corresponding Author: Charles Jabour, PhD, QuantifiCare, Fairway, 980 Av Roumanille Bât D, 06410 Biot, France (cjabour@quantificare.com).

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