Validation of a Dermatoscopy-Based Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Acral Melanoma
The BRAAFF checklist is a useful tool for the diagnosis of melanocytic acral lesions with acceptable sensitivity and reasonable specificity but is not superior to pattern recognition. A simplified version of the checklist could be easier to use with equal sensitivity while exhibiting a modest reduction in specificity.
Authors
- Harald Kittler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0051-8016)
- Caterina Longo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8218-3896)
- Elena Sotiriou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6235-4718)
- Αthanassios Kyrgidis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3896-0309)
- Alessandro Di Stefani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8283-2633)
- Elvira Moscarella (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5160-8997)
- Philipp Tschandl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0391-7810)
- Masaru Tanaka
- Alice Phan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4246-5853)
- Elizabeth Lazaridou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4072-3591)
- Yukio Kobayashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2378-7865)
- Aimilios Lallas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7193-0964)
- Claus Rinner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3847-5664)
- Giuseppe Argenziano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1413-8214)
- Hiroshi Koga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9583-9842)
- L. Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1995-2434)
- Zoé Apalla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9255-8196)
- Iris Zalaudek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7878-4955)
- Christoph Müller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3927-5779)
- Marie-Luise Grausenburger
- Toshiaki Saida
Institutions
- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (FR)
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (IT)
- Obayashi (Japan) (JP)
- University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (IT)
- University of Trieste (IT)
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (GR)
- Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic (IT)
- Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant (FR)
- Hospices Civils de Lyon (FR)
- Hôpital Lyon Sud (FR)
- University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" (IT)
- Shinshu University Hospital (JP)
- Tokyo Women's Medical University Adachi Medical Center (JP)
- G. Papanikolaou General Hospital (GR)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Dermatology
- Published
- 2024-10-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000541591
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.13