Inside the Skinscape 360 machine. Photo: JAMIE MCKENZIE
A new tool that creates a "digital skin twin" to detect skin cancer is about to be available in New Zealand.
Skinscape 360's new full-body scanner is one of just 115 of its type in the world and uses 92 cameras to take an instant 3D snapshot of a patient, their moles and lesions which is then analysed by artificial intelligence to highlight anything of concern.
Skinscape 360's founder is skin cancer specialist and surgeon Professor Richard Martin, who saw the machines in action in the US.
He says there's still need for detection to be done in conjunction with a specialist, but the scanner is a major leap forward in terms of diagnostic speed and accuracy.
He joins Kathryn to talk about how it works, how much it costs - and the remarkable speed with which AI is shaking up the field of medical diagnosis.
