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Skin lesions vary in type and severity, ranging from benign conditions like moles to malignant ones such as melanoma, necessitating accurate classification.
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Timely identification of skin lesions is crucial to prevent progression to serious conditions, with melanoma being a leading cause of skin cancer mortality.
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Traditional methods for skin lesion detection face challenges, including human error and reliance on examiner skill, highlighting the need for improved techniques.
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Artificial intelligence, particularly machine learning and deep learning, shows promise in automating skin lesion detection but faces issues like class imbalance and model integration.
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The proposed framework utilizes hierarchical attention and ensemble learning to enhance skin lesion classification accuracy by addressing key challenges in existing methods.