NevusCheck: A Dysplastic Nevi Detection Model Using Convolutional Neural Networks

Dysplastic nevi are skin lesions that have distinctive clinical features and are considered risk markers for the development of melanoma, the deadliest type of skin cancer. A specific deep learning technique to identify diseases is convolutional neural networks (CNNs) because of their great capacity...

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Main Authors: Andreluis Ingaroca-Torres, Lucía Heredia-Moscoso, Alvaro Aures-García
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-01-01
Series:Engineering Proceedings
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4591/83/1/11
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Summary:Dysplastic nevi are skin lesions that have distinctive clinical features and are considered risk markers for the development of melanoma, the deadliest type of skin cancer. A specific deep learning technique to identify diseases is convolutional neural networks (CNNs) because of their great capacity to extract features and classify objects. Therefore, the research aims to develop a model to diagnose dysplastic nevi using a deep learning network whose classification is based on the pre-trained architecture EfficientNet-B7, which was selected for its high classification accuracy and low computational complexity. As for the results obtained, an accuracy of 78.33% was achieved in the classification model. Also, the degree of similarity between the detection by a dermatology expert and the proposed model reached an accuracy of 79.69%.
ISSN:2673-4591