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New phone app to diagnose skin cancer
The app SkinVision uses photos of a person's moles taken on their smartphone to assess the risk of melanoma or skin cancer in a bid to increase early detection.
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A new app has taken the guesswork out of finding a diagnosis by providing a 'risk rating' for skin cancer that claims to be 83 per cent accurate.
The app SkinVision uses photos of a person's moles taken on their smartphone to assess the risk of melanoma or skin cancer in a bid to increase early detection.
The app uses an algorithm to analysis the lesion based on fractal geometry.
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The app provides a ‘risk rating’ and recommendation for the mole, with the photo and subsequent analysis to be shared with a person’s doctor.
SkinVision CEO Dick Uyttewaal said while the app was no substitute for seeing a medical professional it allowed users to keep track of their skin in between appointments.
Source: dailymail.co.uk
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