The remote assessment of melanocytic skin lesions: A viable alternative to face-to-face consultation

Dermatology

Volumn 223, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 244-250

  Boyce, Z ^a   Gilmore, S ^a   Xu, C ^a   Soyer, H P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cellular phones; Mobile teledermatology; Mobile teledermoscopy; Skin cancer screening; Triage skin lesions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMERA; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MOBILE PHONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN EXAMINATION;

ADULT; CELLULAR PHONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOCYTES; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEVUS; PHOTOGRAPHY; REMOTE CONSULTATION; SKIN NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84355166496     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: 14219832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000333363     Document Type: Article

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