Dermatoscopy, also known as dermoscopy[1] or epiluminescence microscopy, is the examination of skin lesions with a dermatoscope. It is a tool similar to a camera to allow for inspection of skin lesions unobstructed by skin surface reflections. The dermatoscope consists of a magnifier, a light source (polarized or non-polarized), a transparent plate and sometimes a liquid medium between the instrument and the skin. The dermatoscope is often handheld, although there are stationary cameras allowing the capture of whole body images in a single shot. When the images or video clips are digitally captured or processed, the instrument can be referred to as a digital epiluminescence dermatoscope. The image is then analyzed automatically and given a score indicating how dangerous it is. This technique is useful to dermatologists and skin cancer practitioners in distinguishing benign from malignant (cancerous) lesions, especially in the diagnosis of melanoma.
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Dermatoscopy, also known as dermoscopy or epiluminescence microscopy, is the examination of skin lesions with a dermatoscope. It is a tool similar to a...
can be very difficult to differentiate from lentigo maligna even with dermatoscopy. Clinically, epidermal nevi are similar to seborrheic keratoses in appearance...
can be made with the naked eye using the ABCD guideline or by using dermatoscopy. An online-screening test is also available to help screen out benign...
atypical moles should be examined by an experienced dermatologist with dermatoscopy once a year (or more frequently). The abbreviation ABCDE has been useful...
lesions with the naked eye alone, and even with some difficulty using dermatoscopy. As the lentigo maligna is often very large, it often merges with, or...
projections from either the epithelium of the vulva or from the labia minora. Dermatoscopy can distinguish this condition from genital warts. A subtype of psoriasis...
Nevi are typically diagnosed clinically with the naked eye or using dermatoscopy. More advanced imaging tests are available for distinguishing melanocytic...
alternatives may be required according to the location of the melanoma. Dermatoscopy of acral pigmented lesions is very difficult but can be accomplished...
biopsy is observed under a microscope. A dermatologist may also perform a dermatoscopy. There is no cure for Schamberg's disease, however, this condition is...
lesions with the naked eye alone, and even with some difficulty using dermatoscopy. As the lentigo maligna is often very large, it often merges with, or...
(8 ed.). Philadelphia: Saunders. ISBN 978-1-4160-2973-1. Dong H (2011). "Dermatoscopy of genital warts". Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 64...
MoleMax was the first digital epiluminescence microscopy (dermatoscopy) system developed in cooperation with medical faculty Department of Dermatology...
on the web-based telediagnostic network Campus Medicus. Dermoscopy (dermatoscopy, epiluminescence microscopy) is the technical field of using an epiluminescence...
distinguish seborrheic keratosis from melanoma upon examination or with dermatoscopy.[citation needed] Some advocate replacing "enlarging" with "evolving":...
L. (August 20, 2015). "Amelanotic melanoma in albinism: the power of dermatoscopy". Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. 30...
disorders diagnostics (TrichoLAB) and psoriasis assessment. Digital dermatoscopy (also called digital epiluminescence microscopy) for monitoring skin...
organization offering comprehensive promotion of dermoscopy, also known as dermatoscopy. It has over 16,000 international members from over 160 different countries...
are more frequent in porocarcinoma (see Diagnosis of porcarcinomas). Dermatoscopy, particularly when revealing a "leaf- and flower-like pattern" in a skin...
dermatosis. Bright white clouds and structureless grey areas are visible on dermatoscopy during acquired perforating dermatosis, and these features may help differentiate...
Madrid (2001). He specialized in diagnostic imaging in dermatology (dermatoscopy and cutaneous ultrasound) and its applications (teledermatology and minimally...
susceptibility, it is not necessarily a pre-requisite for infestation". Dermatoscopy can help to exclude the diagnosis of delusional parasitosis. Pets such...
ISSN 1018-8665. PMID 9873177. Miteva, Mariya; Tosti, Antonella (2013). "Dermatoscopy of hair shaft disorders". Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology...
exhibit this trait) Penetration through lower tissue layers Additionally, dermatoscopy may reveal discoloration, border irregularities, and other patterns typical...
curator of the course of lections for doctors on basic dermatooncology and dermatoscopy in Kharkiv Medical University. Bohomolets took an active part in the...
for changes. A study of tissue consistency using translumination and dermatoscopy could supply important data complementing the diagnosis of some collagen...
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