Dermoscopy, digital dermoscopy and other diagnostic tools in the early detection of melanoma and follow-up of high-risk skin cancer patients

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 97, Issue , 2017, Pages 14-21

  Thomas, Luc ^a   Puig, Susana ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED DE ENFERMEDADES RARAS CIBERER   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dermoscopy; Diagnostic tool; Melanoma; Skin imaging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; DIGITAL IMAGING; EARLY CANCER DIAGNOSIS; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MELANOMA; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM IMPACT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 85027399131     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: 16512057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-2719     Document Type: Article

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