How should consent, access and retention for skin images be explained?

Capture, health-related analysis, follow-up, training and promotion are different purposes; each data flow needs separate explanation. An AI system's value is bounded by its identity, task, validation data, subgroup performance, failure modes, human oversight and data flow.

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Capture, health-related analysis, follow-up, training and promotion are different purposes; each data flow needs separate explanation.
An AI system's value is bounded by its identity, task, validation data, subgroup performance, failure modes, human oversight and data flow.
Ask who controls data, legal purpose, access, international transfer, retention and deletion, and how consent can be withdrawn.

How should this topic be assessed?

What should be clarified in consultation?

Ask who controls data, legal purpose, access, international transfer, retention and deletion, and how consent can be withdrawn. The goal, alternatives, the option of no procedure, material risks, follow-up and urgent warning signs should also be discussed.

Scope of this article

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Ethics and governance of artificial intelligence for health
World Health Organization · 2021
Scope and limitations: Interpret this source only within the exact product, device, method, indication and study population it names. It does not establish personal suitability, Turkish authorization, a universal protocol or a guaranteed outcome; consult the full source and current local information.
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Özel Nitelikli Kişisel Verilerin İşlenmesine İlişkin Rehber
Kişisel Verileri Koruma Kurumu · 2025
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Reporting guideline for the early stage clinical evaluation of decision support systems driven by artificial intelligence: DECIDE-AI
B. Vasey et al.; DECIDE-AI Expert Group · 2022
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Disparities in dermatology AI performance on a diverse, curated clinical image set
R. Daneshjou et al. · 2022
Scope and limitations: Interpret this source only within the exact product, device, method, indication and study population it names. It does not establish personal suitability, Turkish authorization, a universal protocol or a guaranteed outcome; consult the full source and current local information.
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