Pushing the boundaries of melanoma border detection
(WorldNews Health)

Skin cancer experts will soon be able to benefit from a better way of spotting and identifying lesions, thanks to an improved image segmentation tool developed by computer scientists at Brunel University London. Malignant melanoma is one of the most fatal forms of skin cancer, and has become more common - especially among white-skinned people exposed to the sun. In the UK, it is the fifth most common cancer, and since the early 1990s incidence rates have increased by 119%. Early detection of melanoma is essential to increase survival rates. Getting a better picture Working out the borders of melanoma lesions is an important step for dermatologists, who need an accurate way...