Summary: Could Artificial Intelligence Diagnose Skin Cancer?

Doctors discuss if AI technology could identify skin cancer, as artificial intelligence is rapidly advancing. Here's what you should know.
  • One study showed that a computer algorithm that had been trained with a data set of almost 130,000 images successfully distinguished malignant melanoma from benign lesions with accuracy comparable to a human dermatologist.
  • This is a challenging task, as there is a much broader set of diagnoses that must be ruled out, including other benign and malignant neoplasms, cysts, and inflammatory skin diseases.
  • Minority groups are traditionally underrepresented in research studies, and greater efforts need to be made to ensure that diagnostic tests and treatments are evaluated in and are relevant to diverse patient populations.
  • Right now, AI holds tremendous promise in specific areas, like improving the analysis of skin lesions, since that requires an objective approach that is less subject to variability in interpretation between individuals.
  • Plus, you can’t discount the pure science-fiction-ness of it all: Physicians and patients just don’t have confidence in it yet—but as the technology improves and becomes more inclusive, we may become as accustomed to AI in the doctor’s office as we are with it serving us up ads for the last thing we searched for.

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