Teledermatology Applications in Skin Cancer Diagnosis
Abstract
Teledermatology has drawn interest in the dermatologic community, because it allows for earlier detection of skin cancer in patients with poor access to health care. Using a combination of dermoscopy and digital photography, teledermatology has demonstrated acceptable concordance with face-to-face clinical diagnoses in multiple settings for pigmented skin lesions. Additional studies on using teledermatology to assess nonpigmented skin lesions are needed. Future advances in mobile teledermatology may help make this technology more widespread and affordable. Although teledermatology is not a replacement for regular total body skin examinations, it is a useful tool to significantly reduce the burden of dermatologic malignancies.
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Dermatoscopes in the primary care setting can inform decisions for biopsy and timely referral to dermatology, improve diagnostic accuracy of pigmented lesions, and facilitate earlier detection of melanoma and basal cell carcinoma.
“Dermatoscopes in the primary care setting can inform decisions for biopsy and timely referral to dermatology, improve diagnostic accuracy of pigmented lesions, and facilitate earlier detection of melanoma and basal cell carcinoma9–20.”
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- Authors
- Walocko, F. M., & Tejasvi, T.
- Affiliations
- University of Michigan (US)
- Corresponding author
- Tejasvi, Trilokraj
- Venue
- Dermatologic Clinics
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2017-10
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 559-563
- ISSN
- 0733-8635 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2752996056
- Cited by
- 29
- References
- 24
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 3
- FWCI
- 1.09
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Dermatologic Clinics (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › AI in cancer detection
- Keywords
- teledermatology, skin cancer diagnosis, dermoscopy, digital photography, pigmented skin lesions, early detection of skin cancer, health care access, total body skin examination
- MeSH terms
- Humans, Melanoma, Nevus, Photography, Skin Neoplasms, Telemedicine, Microscopy, Confocal, Dermoscopy
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