Cited by 144Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and ManagementAI in cancer detectionArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare

AI-Powered Diagnosis of Skin Cancer: A Contemporary Review, Open Challenges and Future Research Directions

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Melarkode, Navneet, Srinivasan, Kathiravan, Qaisar, Saeed Mian, Plawiak, Pawel·2023·Cancers

Abstract

Skin cancer continues to remain one of the major healthcare issues across the globe. If diagnosed early, skin cancer can be treated successfully. While early diagnosis is paramount for an effective cure for cancer, the current process requires the involvement of skin cancer specialists, which makes it an expensive procedure and not easily available and affordable in developing countries. This dearth of skin cancer specialists has given rise to the need to develop automated diagnosis systems. In this context, Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based methods have been proposed. These systems can assist in the early detection of skin cancer and can consequently lower its morbidity, and, in turn, alleviate the mortality rate associated with it. Machine learning and deep learning are branches of AI that deal with statistical modeling and inference, which progressively learn from data fed into them to predict desired objectives and characteristics. This survey focuses on Machine Learning and Deep Learning techniques deployed in the field of skin cancer diagnosis, while maintaining a balance between both techniques. A comparison is made to widely used datasets and prevalent review papers, discussing automated skin cancer diagnosis. The study also discusses the insights and lessons yielded by the prior works. The survey culminates with future direction and scope, which will subsequently help in addressing the challenges faced within automated skin cancer diagnosis.

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Melarkode, N., Srinivasan, K., Qaisar, S. M., & Plawiak, P.
Affiliations
  • Vellore Institute of Technology University (IN)
  • Effat University (SA)
  • Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Computer Science and Telecommunications, Cracow University of Technology, Warszawska 24, 31-155 Krakow, Poland
Corresponding author
Srinivasan, Kathiravan
Venue
Cancers
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2023-02-13
Volume
15
Issue
4
Pages
1183
ISSN
2072-6694 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4320492826
Cited by
144
References
131
Citations by year
2026: 26 · 2025: 62 · 2024: 46 · 2023: 10
FWCI
4.65
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Cancers (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • VIT University
  • Politechnika Krakowska
  • Effat University
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › AI in cancer detection
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Health Information Management › Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
Keywords
skin cancer, automated diagnosis, early detection, machine learning, deep learning, dermatological image analysis, skin lesion classification, medical image dataset, access to specialist care

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