Fierce Healthcare March 20, 2024
Google Health unveiled an open-access data set of real-world dermatology images in partnership with Stanford Medicine.
Thousands of people contributed their images of skin, hair and nail conditions to the Skin Condition Image Network (SCIN) for a diverse data set reflecting various skin tones, ages, settings and condition severities. Dermatologists and research teams then helped identify diagnoses on each image and labeled them based on two skin-tone scales.
Today, scientists and doctors can use the data set to help them develop tools to identify dermatological concerns, conduct dermatology-related research and expose medical students to more diverse examples of skin conditions and how they manifest across skin types.
SCIN was highlighted on Tuesday at Google Health’s annual Check...
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