Suspicious Skin Lesion Detection in Wide-Field Body Images using Deep Learning Outlier Detection. 2022

Javier Barranco Garcia, and Stephanie Tanadini-Lang, and Nicolaus Andratschke, and Mathias Gassner, and Ralph Braun

During consultation dermatologists have to address hundreds of lesions in a limited amount of time. They will not only evaluate the single lesion of interest but more importantly the context of it. Visually comparing the similarity of the majority of lesions within the same patient provides a strong indication for lesions with significantly differing aspects. Deep learning algorithms are capable to identify such outliers, i.e. images that differ considerably from the expected appearance on a larger cohort, and highlight the main differences in those cases. In the present study we evaluate the use of autoencoders as unsupervised tools to detect suspicious skin lesions based on evaluation of real world data acquired during consultation at the USZ Dermatology Clinic. Clinical Relevance- Deep learning algorithms are showing many promising results in dermatology lesion classification. However the context of the lesion is normally not considered in the analysis which prevents these tools to transition into routine practice. An outlier detector based on real world data would allow a dermatologist or general practitioner to detect the suspicious lesions for further examination. The algorithm would additionally provide useful insights by highlighting the feature differences between the original outlier (malignant lesion) and the lesion reconstructed by the autoencoder.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D012017 Referral and Consultation The practice of sending a patient to another program or practitioner for services or advice which the referring source is not prepared to provide. Consultation,Gatekeepers, Health Service,Hospital Referral,Second Opinion,Consultation and Referral,Health Service Gatekeepers,Hospital Referrals,Referral,Referral, Hospital,Referrals, Hospital,Consultations,Gatekeeper, Health Service,Health Service Gatekeeper,Opinion, Second,Opinions, Second,Referrals,Second Opinions
D001828 Body Image Individuals' concept of their own bodies. Body Identity,Body Representation,Body Schema,Body Images,Body Representations,Body Schemas,Identity, Body,Image, Body,Representation, Body,Schema, Body
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000077321 Deep Learning Supervised or unsupervised machine learning methods that use multiple layers of data representations generated by nonlinear transformations, instead of individual task-specific ALGORITHMS, to build and train neural network models. Hierarchical Learning,Learning, Deep,Learning, Hierarchical
D000465 Algorithms A procedure consisting of a sequence of algebraic formulas and/or logical steps to calculate or determine a given task. Algorithm
D012871 Skin Diseases Diseases involving the DERMIS or EPIDERMIS. Dermatoses,Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders,Dermatosis,Skin Disease

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