Medscape August 8, 2024
Richard Mark Kirkner

Emerging diagnostic technology that uses artificial intelligence (AI) has demonstrated the potential to free dermatologists from the burden of triaging skin lesions, but dermatology lags behind some other specialties in harnessing the power of AI, and confusion surrounds dermatologists’ role in using this technology, according to researchers and dermatologists investigating AI.

While some AI-integrated devices designed to triage skin lesions have emerged, including one that received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance earlier this year, it may be some time before AI has a meaningful clinical impact in dermatology, and specifically, for the diagnosis of skin cancer, Ivy Lee, MD, a dermatologist in Pasadena, California, and chair of the American Academy of Dermatology’s augmented intelligence committee, told Medscape Medical...

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