Skin Cancer Classification Using Convolutional Neural Networks: Systematic Review

Titus Josef Brinker   ^{1, 2} , MD ;   Achim Hekler   ¹ ;   Jochen Sven Utikal   ^{3, 4} , MD ;   Niels Grabe   ⁵ , PhD ;   Dirk Schadendorf   ⁶ , MD ;   Joachim Klode   ⁶ , MD ;   Carola Berking   ⁷ , MD ;   Theresa Steeb   ⁷ , MPH ;   Alexander H Enk   ² , MD ;   Christof von Kalle   ¹ , MD, PhD

¹ Department of Translational Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany

² Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

³ Skin Cancer Unit, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany

⁴ Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Medical Center Mannheim, Ruprecht-Karl University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

⁵ Bioquant, Hamamatsu Tissue Imaging and Analysis Center, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

⁶ Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

⁷ Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany