Mobile teledermatology for skin cancer screening: A diagnostic accuracy study.

ABSTRACT: Skin cancer screening has undoubted potential to reduce cancer-specific morbidity and mortality. Total-body exams remain the prevailing concept of skin cancer screening even if effectiveness and value of this method are controversial. Meanwhile, store and forward teledermatology was shown to be a reliable instrument for several diagnostic purposes mostly in specialized dermatology settings. The objective of this study was to evaluate most convenient mobile teledermatology interventions as instruments for skin cancer screening in a representative population.Prospective diagnostic study with visitors of a skin cancer screening campaign in Switzerland. Histopathology was used as reference standard. Mobile teledermatology with or without dermoscopic images was assessed for performance as a scr

SUBMITTER: Markun S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5348191 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature