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Doctors are less accurate when diagnosing skin diseases in people with darker skin, according to a study by MIT researchers. The researchers found that dermatologists accurately characterized 38% of images of skin diseases, but only 34% of those images were of darker skin. The results were similar for general practitioners. The research team suggested that…

Doctors struggle to diagnose skin disease accurately in patients with darker skin tones, according to new research from MIT. The study found that dermatologists correctly diagnosed images of skin disease in just 34% of cases involving darker skin, compared with 38% involving lighter skin. The researchers also examined the effect of AI assistance on diagnostic…

A new study from MIT researchers suggests that doctors are less accurate in diagnosing skin diseases on patients with darker skin through images alone. The study analyzed the accuracy of over 1,000 dermatologists and general practitioners and found that dermatologists correctly diagnosed about 38% of the images they saw, but only 34% for those of…

A study by MIT researchers has found that doctors are less accurate at diagnosing skin diseases in patients with darker skin tones. Over 1,000 dermatologists and general practitioners took part in the study, which found that dermatologists correctly diagnosed images of skin diseases 38% of the time, with the figure falling to 34% for darker…

A study led by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has revealed that physicians' success at diagnosing skin diseases using images is lower when the subject has darker skin. The study documented the accuracy of over 1,000 dermatologists and general practitioners at diagnosing diseases based on images, and found that while dermatologists correctly…

A new study by researchers from MIT revealed that doctors are less accurate in diagnosing skin diseases when the patient has darker skin. The study involved over 1,000 dermatologists and general practitioners, with dermatologists accurately diagnosing about 38 percent of their caseload based on images. However, for darker skin, the accuracy dropped to 34 percent.…

Doctors struggle to accurately diagnose skin diseases in patients with darker skin, an MIT study has found. The study examined the diagnostic success rates of more than 1,000 dermatologists and general practitioners, revealing that dermatologists successfully diagnosed approximately 38% of conditions from images, but only 34% of those presenting darker skin. General practitioners showed similar…

A study by MIT researchers has found that doctors are less accurate when diagnosing skin diseases in patients with darker skin, based on images only. The study, which included over 1,000 dermatologists and general practitioners, found that dermatologists accurately diagnosed about 38% of the images they saw, but only 34% of those that showed darker…

A new study from MIT researchers reveals that doctors are less accurate when diagnosing skin diseases in patients with darker skin, based solely on images. The study surveyed more than 1,000 dermatologists and general practitioners, finding that while dermatologists accurately characterized about 38% of the images, they only accurately diagnosed 34% of those featuring darker…

A new study by MIT researchers reveals that doctors are less accurate in diagnosing skin diseases in darker-skinned patients when relying solely on images of the patient's skin. The research involved over 1,000 dermatologists and general practitioners and showed dermatologists correctly identified about 38% of images they saw, and just 34% of the images displaying…

A new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) suggests that doctors are less accurate when diagnosing skin conditions on darker skin tones based solely on images. The study, which involved more than 1,000 dermatologists and general doctors, revealed that only 34% of images displaying darker skin were accurately diagnosed by dermatologists, compared to…