Absence of lesional features on reflectance confocal microscopy: Quality control steps to avoid false-negative results

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2019 Sep;81(3):e71-e73. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.03.047. Epub 2019 Mar 23.

Authors

Melissa Gill¹, Jane M Grant-Kels², Christi Alessi Fox³

Affiliations

¹ SkinMedical Research and Diagnostics PLLC, Dobbs Ferry, New York; Department of Pathology, SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn, New York. Electronic address: mgill@skinmedicalranddx.com.
² Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut.
³ Caliber Imaging and Diagnostics Inc, Rochester, New York.

PMID: 30914337
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.03.047

No abstract available

Keywords: QC; RCM; confocal microscopy; false negative; limitation; quality control.

MeSH terms

Dermoscopy / methods*
Diagnosis, Differential
False Negative Reactions
Hyperpigmentation / diagnosis*
Hyperpigmentation / pathology
Microscopy, Confocal / methods
Quality Control
Skin / diagnostic imaging*
Skin / pathology
Skin Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Skin Neoplasms / pathology