Computerizing the first step of the two-step algorithm in dermoscopy: A convolutional neural network for differentiating melanocytic from non-melanocytic skin lesions.

Julia K WinklerKatharina S KommossAnastasia S VollmerAndreas BlumWilhelm StolzT KränkeR Hofmann-WellenhofAlexander EnkFerdinand TobererHolger A Haenssle

Published in: European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) (2024)

The tested CNN accurately differentiated melanocytic from non-melanocytic skin lesions and outperformed dermatologists. The CNN may support clinicians and could be used in an ensemble approach combined with other CNN models.

Keyphrases

convolutional neural network
deep learning
soft tissue
machine learning
wound healing
magnetic resonance imaging
computed tomography