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Accuracy of commercially available smartphone applications for the detection of melanoma

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI) has shown promise in the analysis of images for detection of melanoma.1 The number of available dermatology smartphone applications (apps) is rapidly growing and there is increasing interest in apps that provide diagnosis or triage of skin lesions.2, 3 A 2020 systematic review found that nine studies evaluating six apps had poor study design and high risk of bias.3 To date, no studies have evaluated the accuracy of apps using an independent test set of clinical images comparable to those submitted through smartphones .

Source: British Journal of Dermatology

DOI: 10.1111/bjd.20903

Authors: M.D. Sun, J. Kentley, P. Mehta, S. Dusza, A.C. Halpern, V. Rotemberg

Institutions: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management

Subfield: Oncology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Cancer Institute