Digital skin imaging applications, part I: Assessment of image acquisition technique features.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The rapid adoption of digital skin imaging applications has increased the utilization of smartphone-acquired images in dermatology. While this has enormous potential for scaling the assessment of concerning skin lesions, the insufficient quality of many consumer/patient-taken images can undermine clinical accuracy and potentially harm patients due to lack of diagnostic interpretability. We aim to characterize the current state of digital skin imaging applications and comprehensively assess how image acquisition features address image quality.

Materials and methods

Publicly discoverable mobile, web, and desktop-based skin imaging applications, identified through keyword searches in mobile app stores, Google Search queries, previous teledermatology studies, and expe

SUBMITTER: Sun MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9907654 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature