New era for skin cancer diagnosis in Germany
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
A computer-aided system for the diagnosis of skin cancer is in development at the Ruhr University in Bochum, Germany, reports Arzte Zeitung. The DANAOS (Diagnostic and Neural Analysis of Skin Cancer) system is currently being "trained" using slides of different skin markings to make independent judgements on whether a particular lesion is benign or malignant.