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The final frontier in cancer diagnosis

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  • Sancy A. Leachman

    (Melanoma Research Program, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239, USA.)

  • Glenn Merlino

    (Melanoma Research Program, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239, USA.)

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A computer, trained to classify skin cancers using image analysis alone, can now identify certain cancers as successfully as can skin-cancer doctors. What are the implications for the future of medical diagnosis? See Letter p.115

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  • Sancy A. Leachman & Glenn Merlino, 2017. "The final frontier in cancer diagnosis," Nature, Nature, vol. 542(7639), pages 36-38, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:542:y:2017:i:7639:d:10.1038_nature21492
    DOI: 10.1038/nature21492
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