AI in Dermatology Quiz

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1. What did the landmark 2017 Stanford dermatology study demonstrate?
   • A neural network classified skin cancers as accurately as 21 board-certified dermatologists
   • AI could perform skin surgery
   • Skin cancer cannot be detected from images
   • Dermatologists are always wrong
2. What is a major fairness problem documented in dermatology AI?
   • Models work only on cartoon images
   • Many models perform worse on darker skin tones due to light-skin-dominated training data
   • Models can only see in black and white
   • Models refuse to analyze freckles
3. What does dermoscopy add to a standard skin photograph?
   • A blood pressure reading
   • A 3D hologram
   • Magnification and cross-polarized light revealing sub-surface pigment and vessels
   • An X-ray of the bone underneath
4. What spurious shortcut have dermatology models been caught learning?
   • Counting the patient's freckles
   • Reading the date stamp on the photo
   • Detecting the camera brand
   • Flagging lesions photographed next to a ruler or skin marker as malignant
5. What is the 'gold standard' these models are usually validated against?
   • Biopsy-confirmed diagnoses
   • A patient's self-assessment
   • The color of the lesion
   • A coin flip
6. What is the most likely near-term clinical role for dermatology AI?
   • Replacing all dermatologists immediately
   • Triage — helping decide which lesions need urgent specialist review or biopsy
   • Prescribing antibiotics automatically
   • Performing the biopsy itself
7. What is the purpose of building datasets such as Fitzpatrick17k and Diverse Dermatology Images?
   • To replace biopsy confirmation in clinical care
   • To collect only images of light skin
   • To support evaluation and training with a wider range of skin tones and reduce representation gaps
   • To convert dermoscopic photographs into X-rays
8. What can AI-assisted total-body photography help flag for clinician review over time?
   • Changes in a patient’s blood pressure
   • The presence of a bone fracture
   • Whether a biopsy result is benign
   • New or changing skin lesions