Singapore, Aug. 21 -- A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool developed at the University of Melbourne is helping transform how skin cancer is detected. The technology has the potential to save lives, reduce unnecessary biopsies and cut healthcare costs, while addressing long-standing equity gaps in diagnosis.

Research Fellow Dr Noor E Karishma Shaik is integrating AI with thermal multimodal imaging for point of care diagnosis to identify abnormal skin lesions in real time.

In a recent pilot study at theSkin Health Institute(SHI), the AI tool achieved 94 per cent diagnostic accuracy. Four medical clinicians and 30 patients endorsed the tool, praising its clinical value and ease of use.

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