New Artificial Intelligence System Can Accurately Detect and Diagnose Malignant Melanomas

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a huge tool for people in many fields, especially in healthcare. A new artificial intelligence, deep learning network called deep learning convolutional neural network (CNN) has been developed to help dermatologists. Through testing, the new CNN has been proven to detect skin cancer even better than expert dermatologists. The CNN was developed by researchers from around in the world, including Germany, the United States and France. The new development is important because 232,000 new malignant melanoma cases are found around the world every year and 55,500 people die from melanoma cases each year. If the CNN is developed to be used as a tool in a dermatologist's office, many lives could be saved.