Special Issue on Artificial Intelligence in Dermatology: A Call for Collaborative Innovation

Harald Kittler; Philipp  Tschandl; Catarina  Barata; Zongyuan Ge; Allan  Halpern; Josep  Malvehy; Giuseppe  Argenziano

doi:10.5826/dpc.1504a7043

Special Issue on Artificial Intelligence in Dermatology: A Call for Collaborative Innovation

Authors

Harald Kittler Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
Philipp Tschandl Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
Catarina Barata Institute for Systems and Robotics, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisboa, Portugal
Zongyuan Ge AIM for Health Lab, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Allan Halpern Dermatology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
Josep Malvehy Melanoma Unit, Dermatology Department, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
Giuseppe Argenziano Dermatology Unit, University of Campania, Naples, Italy

Keywords:

Artificial intelligence, Dermatology, Human–AI collaboration, Interdisciplinary research

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