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. Please 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.
