Total-body photography (TBP) has the potential to revolutionize early detection of skin cancers by monitoring minute changes in lesions over time. However, there is no standardized Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) format for TBP. In order to accommodate various TBP data types and sophisticated data preprocessing pipelines, we propose three TBP Extended Information Object Definitions (IODs) for 2D regional images, dermoscopy images, and 3D surface meshes. We introduce a comprehensive pipeline integrating advanced image processing techniques, including 3D DICOM representation, super-resolution enhancement, and style transfer for dermoscopic-like visualization. Our framework tracks individual lesions across multiple TBP scans from different imaging systems and provides cloud-based storage with a customized DICOM viewer. To demonstrate the effectiveness of our approach, we validate our framework using TBP datasets from multiple imaging systems. Our framework and proposed IODs enhance TBP interoperability and clinical utility in dermatological practice, potentially improving early skin cancer detection.

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