Диагностика меланомы кожи с использованием экспертной системы

Abstract

The paper discusses one of the important problems the ability to diagnose melanoma skin by means of expert systems. The actuality of the research confirms the fact that for the last time, there has been a widespread increase in the incidence of melanoma, which refers to a tumor of external location. The accuracy of clinical diagnosis is about 37%. Skill to diagnose melanoma skin doctors trained with time lost. On the initiative of N. Cascinelli, President of Melanoma Program who, in many countries since 1987, conducting research on diagnosis of skin melanoma by means of the IT technologies. The purpose of this work is to study the possibilities of assessment ability to diagnose melanoma skin by means of expert system with digital dermatoscopy. To solve this problem, the authors used the following materials and methods of primary accounting documentation for 2006, the Dermatoscope Heine Delta 20 and RDS-1. The obtained results indicate a significantly higher sensitivity in the diagnosis of skin melanoma in a specialized medical institution and more accurate diagnosis of PCAD than routine inspection. At the same time, the accuracy of diagnosis of PCAD is comparable with the accuracy of diagnosis algorithm Kittler. Conclusions are made about the use of the investigated expert system as a «second opinion» with the correct diagnosis.