Can skin cancer diagnosis be transformed by AI?
2019; Elsevier BV; Volume: 394; Issue: 10211 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s0140-6736(19)32726-6
ISSN1474-547X
Autores Tópico(s)Dermatological and COVID-19 studies
ResumoSkin conditions, especially different types of cancer, are common. Yet the number of dermatologists is fairly low. Dermatology is a specialty suited for artificial intelligence (AI) research and potential incorporation in clinical practice. AI has the potential to decrease dermatologist workloads, eliminate repetitive and routine tasks, and improve access to dermatological care. Towards a tricorder for diagnosing paediatric conditionsPaediatric patients introduce a unique challenge for health care: information about symptoms in infants and children is usually obtained second-hand from the parents. Typically, diagnosis of paediatric conditions relies on physical examination and objective tests during a visit with a health professional. Yet digital diagnostics are now in development for assessing some common paediatric conditions that are not serious or life-threatening. These technologies could have the potential to change elements of paediatric care. Full-Text PDF Digital medicine: empowering both patients and cliniciansWhen physicians and health-care professionals think of the term digital medicine a first reaction might be that this represents an oxymoron. Medicine involves human touch and anything digital has traditionally been conceived as its antithesis. This sentiment is unsurprising given reactions to the big foray of computers in medicine—electronic medical records—considered by some to have diminished the relationship between doctors and their patients. Full-Text PDF
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