MelanoScan – AI Skin Cancer Detection Prototype An AI-powered skin cancer screening prototype that detects and classifies skin lesions using deep learning models built in Roboflow. MelanoScan aims to make early cancer screening more accessible, affordable, and efficient—especially in under-resourced communities. The system uses object detection an
# Melano-Cancer-Scanner
📌 Overview
MelanoScan is an AI-driven prototype designed to detect and classify skin lesions using simple image uploads. The goal is to make early skin cancer screening accessible, affordable, and fast, especially in communities that lack access to dermatology specialists.
The system demonstrates how AI + no-code tools (Roboflow) can be used to address global healthcare challenges.
Based on the project proposal Week 2 – MelanoScan Cancer Detector
Week 2-Proposal for MelanoScan …
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🎯 Project Purpose
Skin cancer rates are rising worldwide.
Early detection greatly improves treatment success.
Many people only seek help when the disease has advanced.
Some communities lack dermatologists and diagnostic tools.
➡️ MelanoScan provides a simple AI-powered screening solution using smartphone images.
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⭐ Key Features
📸 Upload an image of a skin lesion
🔍 Detect lesion region using RF-DETR (Object Detection)
🧬 Classify lesion type using ViT Classification
🏷️ Identifies 7 skin lesion categories (benign & malignant)
📱 Includes a mobile UI prototype (Figma)
🏆 Designed as a low-cost, accessible early-screening tool
🧠 AI Models Used
1️⃣ Object Detection (RF-DETR Small)
Locates the lesion in the image.
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2️⃣ Classification (ViT – Vision Transformer)
Classifies the lesion into one of 7 types:
Malignant: bcc, akiec, mel
Benign: bkl, df, nv, vasc
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🗂️ Skin Lesion Classes
Malignant Lesions
BCC – Basal Cell Carcinoma
AKIEC – Actinic Keratoses / Intraepithelial Carcinoma
MEL – Melanoma
Benign Lesions
BKL – Benign Keratosis-like Lesions
DF – Dermatofibroma
NV – Melanocytic Nevi
VASC – Vascular Lesions
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🔄 Workflow
User uploads an image of a skin lesion.
Model detects the lesion area and crops it.
Classification model predicts the lesion type.
Output:
Image with bounding box
Predicted cancer type
Confi …