Artificial Intelligence-Based Image Analysis is Insufficient as a Stand-Alone Assessment of Skin Tumors in Real Clinical Practice

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¹ First Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece.
² First Department of Dermatology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Andreas Sygros Hospital, Athens, Greece.
³ Second Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece.
⁴ Dermatology Unit, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy.

Aimilios Lallas et al. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2025.

. 2025 Apr 1;15(2):5353.

doi: 10.5826/dpc.1502a5353.

¹ First Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece.
² First Department of Dermatology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Andreas Sygros Hospital, Athens, Greece.
³ Second Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece.
⁴ Dermatology Unit, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy.

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