DermiResearch discipline in clinical imaging.
Company
Dermi Inc.
Location
Toronto, Canada
Primary product
Dermi Atlas
How Dermi got started
Dermi began as a collection of independent research projects in dermatological image analysis. Segmentation models for estimating affected skin area, classification methods for organizing dermatological imagery, and registration algorithms for aligning images across visits were each developed and evaluated separately as academic research.
Each tool addressed a real clinical need, but none had the infrastructure to be useful in practice. There was no patient management, no image organization, no audit trail, and no way to deploy these tools in a clinical environment without significant technical overhead.
Integrating directly into existing EMR systems as plugins was explored but proved impractical for the research tools themselves. Closed-source platforms required revalidation cycles that were incompatible with the pace of active research.
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Research tools
Independent research projects for segmentation, classification, and registration, each solving a narrow problem in isolation.
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Integration gap
Integrating research tools as EMR plugins required revalidation for every update, making that approach impractical at research pace.
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Platform decision
Dermi then built Dermi Atlas for what daily practice needed first: patient records, organized photographs, and an audit trail.
On-premises architecture
Cloud infrastructure is the industry standard for SaaS platforms and offers real convenience. For clinical imaging, that convenience trades against the cost of a breach, so Dermi built Dermi Atlas to run on-premises.
This approach asks more of deployment, and it places responsibility for the surrounding network, devices, and backups with the practice. Dermi Atlas Manager exists to make that practical: it installs, updates, and backs up Dermi Atlas for practices without IT staff, and setup is done for you at no charge.
Privacy model
Data in the practice
Patient photographs and records never leave the practice network, and no third-party access is built in.
Local processing
Image processing, including automatic alignment, runs on the practice computer rather than on shared outside systems.
The Dermi product family
Dermi Atlas Professional
The core of the platform and the workspace clinicians use every day. Atlas Professional organizes, compares, and exports patient photographs in one place, through an interface built for both touch and desktop. It runs on computers the practice controls.
- Chronological patient image organization
- Side-by-side and overlay comparison tools
- Configurable tagging by condition and body location
- PDF export for referrals and patient records
Dermi Atlas Manager
Desktop application that makes on-premises deployment accessible without IT staff. Handles deployment, backups, and updates through a guided interface on macOS, Windows, and Linux.
- Guided installation on the practice computer
- Status page with start, stop, and restart
- Incremental backups, in-place restore, and export
- Guided updates, with a backup offered first
Dermi Atlas Companion
Native iOS app for iPhone and iPad that brings the full Atlas workspace to the point of care, with capture that goes straight into the patient record. Free on the App Store.
- Capture aligned to a prior visit, with live overlays
- On-device assists for angle, framing, and distance
- Multi-server access across locations with single-tap switching
- HTTPS connections pinned to the server you paired
Dermi Portal
The practice owner's site for Dermi Atlas, signed in with a Dermi Cloud Services account. It holds the subscription, the license for each deployment, and the Atlas Manager downloads for every platform.
- One license per deployment, activated in Atlas Manager
- Team member invitations, account types, and removals
- Seat purchases, invoices, and the payment method
- Installer downloads and account security settings
Pricing
Per-deployment pricing with seats per person, a 30-day free trial of Atlas Professional, and Atlas Companion free on the App Store.
Published research
Peer-reviewed studies and congress presentations from the research Dermi grew out of. The methods are not part of Dermi Atlas.
Research archive
01
2022 / JAAD
Peer-reviewed journal
BSA Estimation Study
Research study on a convolutional neural network for automated psoriasis body surface area estimation, validated against dermatologist assessment with roughly one-third the error.
8.95%
mean error (vs. 27.84% dermatologist)
02
2024 / EADV Congress
Congress presentation
SPREAD Framework
SPREAD (Skin Patch-based Regional Extent Assessment for Dermatoses) is a multi-stage research framework combining segmentation, classification, and metric computation across full-body imaging.
Multi-stage
full-body assessment method
03
2024 / JEADV
Peer-reviewed journal
AI PASS Study
Research study comparing AI-based psoriasis body surface area estimation against board-certified dermatologists, with substantially lower error than expert assessment.
0.668
MAE (vs. 2.31-5.55 dermatologist)
Community projects
Beyond Dermi Atlas, Dermi builds clinical software for the dermatology community, working directly with practicing dermatologists who combine specialist patient care with clinical research and trials.
Concurrent Biologics Registry
Operated by CMSD · biologicsregistry.org
A clinical registry provided free of charge, operated by the Centre for Medical and Surgical Dermatology (CMSD) in the Toronto area, with the platform built and maintained by Dermi. Neither CMSD nor Dermi receives compensation for this work, and the registry receives no pharmaceutical industry funding.
Visit registryClinical Calculators
Developed for CMSD · cmsderm.ca
Open-access calculators implementing standard clinical instruments, including PASI, EASI, IHS4, and Hurley staging, developed and maintained by Dermi for CMSD and free for any clinician to use. Designed for quick use in clinic, each calculator formats its results for print and PDF export, ready to attach to the patient record.
Visit calculatorsCommitments to practices
Practice ownership
Patient data belongs to the practice. Dermi Atlas is designed to support HIPAA, PIPEDA, and the Australian Privacy Act, and each practice remains responsible for its own compliance.
Practical deployment
Runs on the computers the practice already owns, with setup done for you at no charge. Touch and desktop interfaces, plus a native iOS app for capture at the point of care.
Plain communication
Published pricing and a free trial before any commitment. Documentation for installation, features, and troubleshooting, and plain statements of what Dermi Atlas does.
News, contact, and legal
Try Dermi Atlas
Try the Atlas Cloud Demo in a browser, or start the 30-day free trial on a practice computer.