Melanoma

Using a hand-held six light device, researchers at the Machine Vision Laboratory (Bristol Institute of Technology, Bristol, UK) are able to produce a three dimensional image of a skin abnormality that a computer then compares to known dimensions of melanomas and benign lesions for a diagnosis. It is the depth perception that results in a more accurate interpretation and, possibly, an earlier one too.           MORE

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PIC melanoma