Detecting skin cancer even before it becomes visible with AI-assisted image recognition

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Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg developed an AI-assisted image recognition technique using LC-OCT to detect skin cancer before visible symptoms appear. This advancement could improve early diagnosis and patient outcomes in dermatology.

Until now, diagnosing skin tumors has relied on detecting visible changes to the skin, and Line-Field Confocal Optical Coherence Tomography (LC-OCT) is a well-established method used for diagnosis. Now, researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) led by Dr. Moritz Ronicke from the Department of Dermatology at Uniklinikum Erlangen have developed a new approach.