There's An App That Can Detect If You Have Skin Cancer And It's Right 98% Of The Time
Well, now there's an app that correctly detects skin
Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center tested four
The best-performing app forwarded the images to board-certified dermatologists to review at cost of $5 per mole, while the other three used algorithms and cost less than $5.
The worst of those apps determined that dozens of swollen, discolored moles were benign. During the study, that app correctly identified cancerous moles only 6.8% of the time.
While
"If patients are using one of these [apps] to say 'melanoma' or 'not melanoma,' they're going to get in trouble," dermatologist Ken Beer told The Wall Street Journal. "This can't be a person's only dermatologist."
While the study didn't mention the apps by name, SpotCheck co-founder Bobby Buka is convinced that his app was the top performer.
SpotCheck charges $4.99 per mole and sends those images to board-certified dermatologists. Buka said the app "received an unusually heavy number of submissions" during the study.
You can download SpotCheck here.
There's a similar app called Mole Detective that you can download here.
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