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Teledermatology—high technology or not?

Harrison, P V, Kirby, B, Dickinson, Y, Schofield, R·1998·Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare
DOI 10.1258/1357633981931344
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As an alternative to attending a conventional dermatology clinic, patients had a high-resolution conventional photographic image taken by a professional medical photographer. The photographic images were viewed by a dermatologist together with referral details from the general practitioner and any other relevant information from the patient's notes. From the images, a dermatological diagnosis was derived and a management plan for each patient instituted. After treatment, histological assessment of the tumours allowed diagnostic accuracy to be determined. The preliminary diagnostic accuracy (71%) was greater than that of the referring general practitioners (49%). However, when the diagnostic ability of the method to detect the nature of malignant lesions was examined, telemedicine was able to detect malignancies in 94% of cases compared with only 70% detected by general practitioners. The results of the present study indicate that teledermatology is achievable using a low-technology, low-cost approach.

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  • Many feasibility studies of telemedicine have been conducted in inaccessible settings such as the military, rural areas, nursing homes, or developing countries.

    “There are many feasibility studies, often in inaccessible settings: for the military, in rural areas, in nursing homes or developing countries.”

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Authors
Harrison, P. V., Kirby, B., Dickinson, Y., & Schofield, R.
Affiliations
Queen Victoria Hospital (GB)
ORCID
Kirby, B
Venue
Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
1998-03
Volume
4
Issue
1_suppl
Pages
31-32
ISSN
  • 1357-633X (ISSN-L)
  • 1758-1109
DOI
10.1258/1357633981931344
OpenAlex
W2013572718
Cited by
58
References
4
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 1
FWCI
5.36
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Digital Imaging in Medicine
Keywords
teledermatology, telemedicine, dermatological diagnosis, skin cancer detection, diagnostic accuracy, general practitioners, low-cost telemedicine, malignant skin lesions
MeSH terms
United Kingdom, Humans, Photography, Sensitivity and Specificity, Skin Diseases, Skin Neoplasms, Patient Satisfaction, Telemedicine

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