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Artificial intelligence applications in dermatology: Where do we stand?

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Gomolin, Arieh, Netchiporouk, Elena, Gniadecki, Robert, Litvinov, Ivan V.·2020·Frontiers in Medicine

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a progressively prevalent Research Topic in medicine and is increasingly being applied to dermatology. There is a need to understand this technology's progress to help guide and shape the future for medical care providers and recipients. We reviewed the literature to evaluate the types of publications on the subject, the specific dermatological topics addressed by AI, and the most challenging barriers to its implementation. A substantial number of original articles and commentaries have been published to date and only few detailed reviews exist. Most AI applications focus on differentiating between benign and malignant skin lesions, however; others exist pertaining to ulcers, inflammatory skin diseases, allergen exposure, dermatopathology, and gene expression profiling. Applications commonly analyze and classify images, however, other tools such as risk assessment calculators are becoming increasingly available. Although many applications are technologically feasible, important implementation barriers have been identified including systematic biases, difficulty of standardization, interpretability, and acceptance by physicians and patients alike. This review provides insight into future research needs and possibilities. There is a strong need for clinical investigation in dermatology providing evidence of success overcoming the identified barriers. With these research goals in mind, an appropriate role for AI in dermatology may be achieved in not so distant future.

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Authors
Gomolin, A., Netchiporouk, E., Gniadecki, R., & Litvinov, I. V.
Affiliations
  • McGill University Health Centre (CA)
  • University of Alberta (CA)
Corresponding author
  • Gniadecki, Robert
  • Litvinov, Ivan V.
Venue
Frontiers in Medicine
Published
2020-03-31
Volume
7
Pages
100-100
ISSN
2296-858X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3014215822
Cited by
142
References
99
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 31 · 2024: 25 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 26 · 2021: 25 · 2020: 9
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2.07
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journal article
Language
en
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Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Health Informatics › Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › AI in cancer detection
Keywords
artificial intelligence, dermatology, skin lesion classification, benign versus malignant skin lesions, skin ulcers, inflammatory skin diseases, allergen exposure, dermatopathology, gene expression profiling, implementation barriers, algorithmic bias, interpretability

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