Digital epiluminescence microscopy: Usefulness in the differential diagnosis of cutaneous pigmentary lesions. A statistical comparison between visual and computer inspection

Melanoma Research

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 345-349

  Bauer, P ^a   Cristofolini, P ^a   Boi, S ^a   Burroni, M ^b   Dell'Eva, G ^b   Micciolo, R ^c   Cristofolini, M ^a  

^a SANTA CHIARA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Biomedical Engineering Group   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Computer; Digital epiluminescence light microscopy (D ELM); Melanoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DYSPLASTIC NEVUS; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TUMOR;

DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DYSPLASTIC NEVUS SYNDROME; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MELANOMA; MICROSCOPY; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0033813034     PISSN: 09608931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008390-200008000-00005     Document Type: Article

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