AI-based app can help physicians find skin melanoma

Source: University of Gothenburg, March 2024

A mobile app that uses artificial intelligence, AI, to analyse images of suspected skin lesions can diagnose melanoma with very high precision. This is demonstrated by a national study involving researchers from the University of Gothenburg. For the study, the app has been tested in clinical practice at primary care centers.

In recent years, AI has become as proficient as experienced dermatologists in analyzing dermoscopic images to identify melanoma. In some cases, the intelligent algorithms have even demonstrated higher precision compared to dermatologists’ assessments. However, only a few of the studies conducted have tested these systems under routine conditions.

Sam Polesie, Associate Professor at the Institute of Clinical Sciences at the University of Gothenburg, is one of the researchers behind the study.
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