Under one aspect, an apparatus for analyzing the skin of a subject
includes a hyperspectral sensor for obtaining a hyperspectral image of
the subject. The apparatus further includes a control computer that is in
electronic communication with the hyperspectral sensor and which controls
at least one operating parameter of the hyperspectral sensor. The control
computer includes a processor unit and a computer readable memory. The
memory includes executable instructions for controlling the at least one
operating parameter of the hyperspectral sensor. The memory includes
executable instructions for applying a wavelength dependent spectral
calibration standard constructed for the hyperspectral sensor to a
hyperspectral image collected by the hyperspectral sensor. The apparatus
further includes a light source that illuminates the skin of the subject
for the hyperspectral sensor.