dermatoscope

Their borders are often indistinct, complicating visual identification without a dermatoscope.

A dermatoscope must be used to detect "ugly ducklings" among those with light skin or blonde/red hair.

The borders of these amelanotic melanomas are often indistinct, making visual identification without a dermatoscope very difficult.

A dermatoscope can help an experienced surgeon accurately identify the visible tumour that the naked eye can not see.

Ultimately, a biopsy might be performed, with or without the aid of a colposcope, a dermatoscope, or a high resolution anoscopy.

Dermatoscopy (also known as dermoscopy or epiluminescence microscopy) is the examination of skin lesions with a dermatoscope.

In 2001, a California medical device manufacturer, 3Gen, introduced the first polarized dermatoscope, the DermLite.

When the images or video clips are digitally captured or processed, the instrument can be referred to as a "digital epiluminescence dermatoscope".

Goldman was the first dermatologist to coin the term "dermascopy" and to use the dermatoscope to evaluate pigmented cutaneous lesions.

Another device that aims to transform an iPhone into a dermatologist is the Handyscope, a digital handheld dermatoscope launched in February.

Digital dermoscopic images can be taken with a digital camera attached to a dermatoscope or special video cameras suited for dermoscopy, e.g. the FotoFinder.

A dermatoscope must be used to detect "ugly ducklings", as many melanomas in these individuals resemble non-melanomas or are considered to be "wolves in sheep clothing".

By staining the skin with India ink, a dermatoscope can help identify the location of the mite in the burrow, facilitating scraping of the scabetic burrow.

For decades, dermatologists have used their eyes, along with a magnifier called a dermatoscope, to try to distinguish abnormal but benign lesions from potential melanoma in order to avoid unneeded biopsies.

Dermatologists and plastic surgeons typically diagnose skin tumors by their appearance with the naked eye and only rarely use a dermatoscope -- a magnifying tool that allows tumors to be examined in detail.

Although images produced by polarised light dermatoscopes are slightly different from those produced by a traditional skin contact glass dermatoscope, they have certain advantages, such as vascular patterns not being potentially missed through compression of the skin by a glass contact plate.