Emerging imaging technologies in dermatology: Part II: Applications and limitations
Recommended Citation
Schneider SL, Kohli I, Hamzavi I, Council ML, Rossi AM, Ozog DM. Emerging imaging technologies in dermatology: Part II: Applications and limitations. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2019; 80(4):1121-1131.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-2019
Publication Title
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Abstract
Clinical examination is critical for the diagnosis and identification of response to treatment. It is fortunate that technologies are continuing to evolve, enabling augmentation of classical clinical examination with noninvasive imaging modalities. This article discusses emerging technologies with a focus on digital photographic imaging, confocal microscopy, optical coherence tomography, and high-frequency ultrasound, as well as several additional developing modalities. The most readily adopted technologies to date include total-body digital photography and dermoscopy, with some practitioners beginning to use confocal microscopy. In this article, applications and limitations are addressed. For a detailed discussion of the principles involved in these technologies, please refer to the first part of this review article.
PubMed ID
30528310
Volume
80
Issue
4
First Page
1121
Last Page
1131
