作者
H Peter Soyer, Giuseppe Argenziano, Iris Zalaudek, Rosamaria Corona, Francesco Sera, Renato Talamini, Filomena Barbato, Adone Baroni, Lorenza Cicale, Alessandro Di Stefani, Pietro Farro, Luigi Rossiello, Eleonora Ruocco, Sergio Chimenti
发表日期
2004/7/1
期刊
Dermatology
卷号
208
期号
1
页码范围
27-31
出版商
S. Karger AG
简介
Background
Dermoscopy used by experts has been demonstrated to improve the diagnostic accuracy for melanoma. However, little is known about the diagnostic validity of dermoscopy when used by nonexperts. Objective
To evaluate the diagnostic performance of nonexperts using a new 3-point checklist based on a simplified dermoscopic pattern analysis. Methods
Clinical and dermoscopic images of 231 clinically equivocal and histopathologically proven pigmented skin lesions were examined by 6 nonexperts and 1 expert in dermoscopy. For each lesion the nonexperts assessed 3 dermoscopic criteria (asymmetry, atypical network and blue-white structures) constituting the 3-point method. In addition, all examiners made an overall diagnosis by using standard pattern analysis of dermoscopy. Results
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