Gloucester House 2nd Floor,
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Rd,
Camperdown NSW 2050 Australia
Tel 02 8005 4701
(Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm)
Tel 02 9515 8537
(Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm and Afterhours / Voice Message)
Fax 02 9515 5278
IMPORTANT: because of covid we have a large number of phone calls. We need to have the phone line clear for emergencies. We require you use email for ALL appointment changes and requests. Many thanks.
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.
