Teledermoscopy: a helpful detection tool for amelanotic and hypomelanotic melanoma

Altayeb, Alla; Dawood, Sarah; Atwan, Ausama; Mills, Caroline M.

doi:10.1111/bjd.20609

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“…The IMAGE IT Trial analyzed approximately five hundred skin lesions of concern independently assessed through teledermoscopy and in-person consultations [ 24 , 25 , 26 ]. Out of 491 lesions of concern, only twelve malignant lesions were misreported as benign.…”

Section: Teledermoscopy: Evidence For Military Implementationmentioning

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“…Teledermoscopy application improves the remote assessment of pigmented lesions and synergistically determines the potential need for prompt biopsy [ 24 , 26 ]. Correct diagnosis and timely biopsies lead to incalculable benefits, including improved prognosis, quality of life, increased patient satisfaction, and decreased medical separation from military service.…”

Section: Teledermoscopy: Evidence For Military Implementationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Improved clinical outcomes ultimately reduce the need for medical evacuations, thereby improving combat effectiveness. Compared to the costs associated with dermatological evaluations overseas, the financial costs of evacuations overwhelmingly exceed in terms of fiscal impact [ 16 , 24 , 26 ]. A 2010 study evaluated a total of 2197 store-and-forward teledermatology consults generated by military health providers between the specified time frame: January 2005 through January 2009.…”

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A Call to Action: Evidence for the Military Integration of Teledermoscopy in a Pandemic Era

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Skin disease remains a common complaint among deployed service members. To mitigate the limited supply of dermatologists in the U.S. Military Health System, teledermatology has been harnessed as a specialist extender platform, allowing for online consultations in remote deployed settings. Operational teledermatology has played a critical role in reductions of medical evacuations with significant cost-savings. When direct in-person lesion visualization is unattainable, teledermoscopy can be harnessed as an effective diagnostic tool to distinguish suspicious skin lesions. Teledermoscopy has the versatile capacity for streamlined incorporation into the existing asynchronous telemedicine platforms utilized worldwide among deployed U.S. military healthcare providers. In terms of clinical utility, teledermoscopy offers a unique and timely opportunity to improve diagnostic accuracy, early detection rates, and prognostic courses for dermatological conditions. Such improvements will further reduce medical evacuations and separations, thereby improving mission readiness and combat effectiveness. As mission goals are safeguarded, associated operational budget costs are also preserved. This innovative, cost-effective technology merits integration into the U.S. Military Health System (MHS).

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Section: Teledermoscopy: Evidence For Military Implementationmentioning

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“…Studies agree that including dermoscopic images in a teleconsultation, otherwise known as teledermoscopy, significantly improves the reliability of telediagnoses with increased sensitivity and specificity. 11 The clinical utility of teledermoscopy has grown since the start of the pandemic. The frequent emergence of new and more transmissible COVID-19 variants continues to render the return to pre-covid normalcy uncertain.…”

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The role of mobile teledermoscopy in skin cancer triage and management during the COVID-19 pandemic

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IJDVL

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The unprecedented onset of the COVID-19 crisis poses a significant challenge to all fields of medicine, including dermatology. Since the start of the coronavirus outbreak, a stark decline in new skin cancer diagnoses has been reported by countries worldwide. One of the greatest challenges during the pandemic has been the reduced access to face-to-face dermatologic evaluation and non-urgent procedures, such as biopsies or surgical excisions. Teledermatology is a well-integrated alternative when face-to-face dermatological assistance is not available. Teledermoscopy, an extension of teledermatology, comprises consulting dermoscopic images to improve the remote assessment of pigmented and non-pigmented lesions when direct visualisation of lesions is difficult. One of teledermoscopy’s greatest strengths may be its utility as a triage and monitoring tool, which is critical in the early detection of skin cancer, as it can reduce the number of unnecessary referrals, wait times, and the cost of providing and receiving dermatological care. Mobile teledermoscopy may act as a communication tool between medical practitioners and patients. By using their smartphone (mobile phone) patients can monitor a suspicious skin lesion identified by their medical practitioner, or alternatively self-detect concerning lesions and forward valuable dermoscopic images for remote medical evaluation. Several mobile applications that allow users to photograph suspicious lesions with their smartphones and have them evaluated using artificial intelligence technology have recently emerged. With the growing popularity of mobile apps and consumer-involved healthcare, this will likely be a key component of skin cancer screening in the years to come. However, most of these applications apply artificial intelligence technology to assess clinical images rather than dermoscopic images, which may lead to lower diagnostic accuracy. Incorporating the direct-to-consumer mobile dermoscopy model in combination with mole-scanning artificial intelligence as a mobile app may be the future of skin cancer detection.

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Teledermoscopy: a helpful detection tool for amelanotic and hypomelanotic melanoma

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A Call to Action: Evidence for the Military Integration of Teledermoscopy in a Pandemic Era

A Call to Action: Evidence for the Military Integration of Teledermoscopy in a Pandemic Era

The role of mobile teledermoscopy in skin cancer triage and management during the COVID-19 pandemic

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