AI diagnostic platform improves early detection of skin cancer
Source: Medical Xpress, March 2025
If detected early, the prognosis for skin cancer is excellent. An innovative full-body scanner linked to an AI diagnostic platform is set to help with early detection of melanoma. In just six minutes, it automatically scans a patient’s entire body, providing a risk assessment for each anomalous change found in the skin.
Twenty partners are working together to develop the diagnostic system as part of the iToBoS project. To ensure that the AI they are using works reliably and safely, researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich-Hertz-Institut, HHI are incorporating explainable AI (XAI) technologies into the AI tools used.
Melanoma is responsible for 60% of all malignant skin growths, and the incidence of this kind of cancer has increased dramatically in recent years. It is often detected too late, as diagnostic methods that allow for early detection are laborious and costly. In a full-body skin scan, dermatologists study each pigmented skin lesion in isolation, looking for typical signs of melanoma—a time-consuming and error-prone kind of health check.