Japanese project combines mobile tech, AI to detect skin diseases
05-Sep-17, HealthData Management
The maturation of artificial intelligence and mobile technology is bringing new ideas from vendors and efforts by healthcare providers to bring innovative treatments to patients.
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Japanese electronics manufacturer Kyocera is working with the University of Tsukuba in Japan to develop an artificial intelligence-based image recognition system that can remotely detect melanoma and other skin diseases by analyzing digital images of a patient’s skin using a smartphone.
Kyocera is responsible for developing the AI recognition system, and the university will handle provision of a clinical image database and assessments of system accuracy and adaptability.