Assessment of Smartphone Application for Teaching Intuitive Visual Diagnosis of Melanoma

JAMA Dermatol. 2018 Jun 1;154(6):730-731. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2018.1525.

Abstract

This diagnostic study compares the training efficacy of a novel web-based application to the publicly available Internet Curriculum For Melanoma Early Detection Skin Education Series to determine if intuitive visual diagnosis training is superior to a traditional rule-based algorithm in the diagnosis of melanomas.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Competence
  • Dermatology / education*
  • Education, Medical / methods*
  • Humans
  • Internet
  • Melanoma / diagnosis*
  • Mobile Applications*
  • Random Allocation
  • Skin Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Smartphone