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AI and Diagnosing Skin Cancer | Todd Berner | Patient Advocacy
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AI and Diagnosing Skin Cancer by Todd Berner | Oct 5, 2021 | Health Econ, Todd Berner
Skin cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancer simply because it often goes undetected for so long. However, if it is caught early, it is highly treatable as this type of cancer tends to be slow-growing and often responds to treatment well. Fortunately, artificial intelligence may start to emerge as a helpful tool for diagnosing skin cancer. Here’s more information about how it can be used in the future to help both physicians and patients.
Ways It Can Be Used Before a physician can study x-rays to determine whether or not there are any abnormalities, he must go through a lot of training. Unfortunately, there may not always be someone with enough training available to study these types of images, and this can delay a diagnosis. AI can change all of this. Computers can scan x-ray images, and they can make an assessment as to whether or not they find an abnormality. They may be able to catch things even a physician would miss. Physicians can become distracted or fatigued, and this can lead to them giving a patient an incorrect diagnosis. Computers also may be able to scan images a lot quicker than a physician can.
The Likelihood of AI Being Widely Used In The Future https://toddberner.com/ai-and-diagnosing-skin-cancer/
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