https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2025/04/07/ai-is-coming-skin-cancer-detection/
A future where artificial intelligence will guide skin cancer detection is in sight, experts say, even as human care remains essential.
“The whole ecosystem has really matured and we are now past the hype and the big media headlines,” says Ivy Lee, a Los Angeles-based dermatologist who chairs the Augmented Intelligence Committee at the American Academy of Dermatology.
As of now the gold standard is to get an annual skin check with a dermatologist, Lee says. And if you notice any new or changing spots, you should see your dermatologist or physician.
This will be a huge leap forward.
ReplyDeleteCurrently there is a technique called dermatoscopy using a special polarized light that brings out details in the lesion that the naked eye or even a regular light will not. However, it still relies on the subjective judgement and expertise of the person doing the looking.
A very high resolution camera attached to a dermatoscope feeding images into AI would eliminate a lot of that.