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Deep learning is a black box, but health care won't mind.

May 10, 2017

Brouillette M.

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Artificial intelligence can support diagnostic decision-making. This magazine article reports on the use of algorithms to identify dermatologic cancers and highlights progress toward achieving success with these tools.

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