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Computer screening for early detection of melanoma—is there a future?
Author(s) -
HALL P. N.,
CLARIDGE E.,
SMITH J. D. MORRIS
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1995.tb08664.x
Subject(s) - computer science , medical physics , medicine , melanoma diagnosis , melanoma , data science , intensive care medicine , cancer research
Summary Computer image analysis in the study of pigmented lesions is critically examined and discussed in the light of the current published data. The potential for objective analysis by computers as a possible screening aid for the inexperienced clinician is discussed. The future for this technology is exciting if handled with care.