Gloucester House 2nd Floor,
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Rd,
Camperdown NSW 2050 Australia
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We are now taking appointments for routine skin checks and lesions of concern, for new patients. As we are a private specialist practice, fees apply if you do not hold a government pension. You will also require a referral for Medicare rebates. You may contact us by phone, email, or the contact form below to make an appointment. Alternatively, you may forward your referral to us and we will be in contact.
Tel
02 9515 8537 or
02 8005 4701
(Mon-Thur 8:30am-4:30pm &
Fri 8:30am-1:00pm)
Fax 02 9515 5278
Digital Dermoscopy Monitoring
Atypical lesions. The doctor may select one or a few lesions of concern for dermoscopic monitoring
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Sequential digital dermoscopy imaging (SDDI) involves the assessment of successive dermoscopic images to allow the detection of suspicious dermoscopic change in melanomas that lack dermoscopic evidence of melanoma at a particular time. We perform 3 months short-term digital monitoring and 6 months long-term monitoring.
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Short term computerized (digital) monitoring over a 3-month period has sensitivity of 94% and specificity of 83% for the diagnosis of melanoma.
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99.2% of lesions that are not changing in 3 months are benign. 96% of melanoma are changing after 3 months.
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Long term computerized monitoring over a 6-month period has a sensitivity of 97% for the diagnosis of melanoma.
