Pre‐diagnostic digital imaging prediction model to discriminate between malignant melanoma and benign pigmented skin lesion

Background: Malignant cutaneous melanoma is the most deadly form of skin cancer with an increasing incidence over the past decades. The final diagnosis provided is typically based on a biopsy of the skin lesion under consideration. To assist the naked‐eye examination and decision on whether or not a biopsy is necessary, digital image processing techniques provide promising results.

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