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Phone software can soon help diagnose skin cancer
Published Thu, Jan 26, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Paris
IMAGE-SCANNING software developed at Stanford University can distinguish deadly skin cancers from benign ones as accurately as top dermatologists, according to a study published on Wednesday.
The potentially life-saving technology could soon be incorporated in a smart phone, the researchers said, an advance reminiscent of the diagnostic device wielded by Dr McCoy in the 1960s Star Trek sci-fi series.
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