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    • Dermatology and Artificial Intelligence
    • Medical Imaging Analysis
    • Computational Biology

    Background:

    • Vitiligo presents significant challenges for objective monitoring and treatment evaluation due to its unpredictable nature.
    • Current methods for assessing vitiligo progression lack automation and quantitative precision, hindering clinical practice.
    • There is a need for advanced tools to support objective follow-up and treatment efficacy assessment in vitiligo management.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To design and validate an end-to-end deep learning system for automated vitiligo lesion analysis using Wood's lamp imaging.
    • To enable objective localization, longitudinal tracking, and activity assessment of vitiligo lesions.
    • To support personalized, stage-aware treatment decision-making through precise disease monitoring.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized Mask R-CNN for automated lesion detection and segmentation from Wood's lamp images.
    • Employed t-distributed stochastic neighbor embedding (t-SNE) for quantitative pigmentation-state analysis and Vitiligo Disease Activity (VIDA) score for activity evaluation.
    • Incorporated risk, correlation, and survival analyses for characterizing disease progression and treatment effects.

    Main Results:

    • The Mask R-CNN model demonstrated high performance with a Dice coefficient of 90.5% and mean IoU of 83.1% on external validation.
    • t-SNE analysis effectively differentiated pigmentation states, correlating with clinical activity.
    • Longitudinal analysis revealed treatment benefits for stable lesions, elevated risk for active lesions, and identified age-specific relapse risks.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed deep learning system provides precise and objective monitoring of vitiligo, outperforming other segmentation models.
    • Quantitative analysis of lesion characteristics and disease activity aids in understanding stage-dependent treatment effects.
    • This AI-driven approach facilitates personalized treatment strategies and improves clinical decision-making for vitiligo patients.