Types of Dermoscopy

There are three basic types of dermoscopic examination.

Triage dermoscopy

Triage dermoscopy is an examination of a skin lesion by a handheld microscope, called a dermatoscope. Handheld dermatoscope enables only the doctor to see the lesion, and there is no possibility of keeping a record of the lesion. Useful application of this kind of dermoscopy is to simply triage the lesions into ones that are for further analysis and those that are not.

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Digital dermoscopy

Digital dermoscopy is performed by a specialized instrument that enables not only the microscopic analysis of the structures within the skin lesion, but a digital record of the structures as well.

The doctor doing the digital dermoscopy can then analyze this recording in detail and based on the review, he can give a precise diagnosis.

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Computerized digital dermoscopy

This is the dermoscopic method with the greatest array of capabilities.

It gives not only the option to make and analyze a digital recording of a skin lesion, but an option to save it, analyze it in more detail, forward it for a consult and set up a teledermoscopic network.

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