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British Columbia Cancer Research Center in Canada has a program of research into applying similar techniques to skin cancers. Given an digitised image, the computer can spot suspected melanomas and outline them for a doctor's attention. |
 Original photo (left), computer enhanced version (right) - Pictures courtesy BCCRC |
| It uses image-enhancement techniques like contrast boosting to make important features more visible. The software in use today has an accuracy of between 85 and 95 percent. | |
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