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Diagnostic Inaccuracy of Smartphone Applications for Melanoma Detection
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OBJECTIVE: To measure the performance of smartphone applications that evaluate photographs of skin lesions and provide the user with feedback about the likelihood of malignancy. DESIGN: Case-control diagnostic accuracy study. SETTING: Academic dermatology department. PARTICIPANTS AND MATERIALS: Digital clinical images of pigmented cutaneous lesions (60 melanoma and 128 benign control lesions) with a histologic diagnosis rendered by a board-certified dermatopathologist, obtained before biopsy from patients undergoing lesion removal as a part of routine care. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of 4 smartphone applications designed to aid nonclinician users in determining whether their skin lesion is benign or malignant. RESULTS: Sensitivity of the 4 tested applications ranged from 6.8% to 98.1%; specificity, 30.4% to 93.7%; positive predictive value, 33.3% to 42.1%; and negative predictive value, 65.4% to 97.0%. The highest sensitivity for melanoma diagnosis was observed for an application that sends the image directly to a board-certified dermatologist for analysis; the lowest, for applications that use automated algorithms to analyze images. CONCLUSIONS: The performance of smartphone applications in assessing melanoma risk is highly variable, and 3 of 4 smartphone applications incorrectly classified 30% or more of melanomas as unconcerning. Reliance on these applications, which are not subject to regulatory oversight, in lieu of medical consultation can delay the diagnosis of melanoma and harm users.
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“Regarding automated smartphone apps, the major concerns are the lack of assessment in clinical practice conditions, the lack of assessment in primary care populations, and their low sensitivity, ranging from 7% to 87% (median 69%).”
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“We found studies were based on images of suspicious skin lesions that had undergone excision or biopsy, and were further selected to only include conditions identified by the apps; for example, they excluded lesions with clinical and histological features similar to melanoma,34 or restricted inclusion to melanocytic lesions which are more likely to be recognised by apps.23 28 29 31 32”
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- Authors
- Wolf, J. A., Moreau, J. F., Akilov, O., Patton, T., English, J. C., Ho, J., & Ferris, L. K.
- Affiliations
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Venue
- JAMA Dermatology
- Publisher
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- Published
- 2013-04-01
- Volume
- 149
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 422
- ISSN
- 2168-6068 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC4019431
- OpenAlex
- W2101764630
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- FWCI
- 29.61
- Type
- journal article
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- en
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- JAMA Dermatology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (UL1TR000005)
- National Center for Research Resources (UL1RR024153)
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › AI in cancer detection
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Health Informatics › Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
- Keywords
- melanoma, mobile application, melanoma detection, diagnostic accuracy, pigmented skin lesions, automated image analysis, telemedicine
- MeSH terms
- Algorithms, Diagnosis, Differential, Diagnostic Errors, Humans, Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted, Melanoma, ROC Curve, Skin Neoplasms, Software, User-Computer Interface, Video Recording, Telemedicine, Computers, Handheld, Electronic Mail, Cell Phone, Dermoscopy
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