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A Narrative Review: Opportunities and Challenges in Artificial Intelligence Skin Image Analyses Using Total Body
Clare A Primiero1, Gisele Gargantini Rezze2, Liam J Caffery3
1Dermatology Department, Hospital Clinic and Fundació Clínic per la Recerca Biomèdica - Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain; Dermatology Research Centre, Frazer Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Abstract:
Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms for skin lesion classification have reported accuracy at par with and even outperformance of expert dermatologists in experimental settings. However, the majority of algorithms do not represent real-world clinical approach where skin phenotype and clinical background information are considered. We review the current state of AI for skin lesion classification and present opportunities and challenges when applied to total body photography (TBP). AI in TBP analysis presents opportunities for intrapatient assessment of skin phenotype and holistic risk assessment by incorporating patient-level metadata, although challenges exist for protecting patient privacy in algorithm development and improving explainable AI methods.
