Testing the international expert recommendations on image capture for reflectance/cutaneous confocal microscopy: An international mixed methods study
International expert recommendations for reflectance confocal microscopy/cutaneous confocal microscopy (RCM/CCM) image acquisition of cutaneous tumors have been published.1 We sought to determine if the use of these recommendations produced images of adequate quality for asynchronous diagnosis and to explore acceptability of the recommendations by clinicians. For each lesion captured using the recommendations, site-readers completed a form measuring quality parameters. Technicians were invited to complete a questionnaire pre- and postuse of the recommendations, based on an acceptability framework.
Authors
- Andrea L. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9194-4888)
- Melissa Gill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2413-1916)
- Manu Jain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1534-5629)
- Linda K. Martin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9519-7077)
- Cristián Navarrete‐Dechent (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4040-3640)
- Jane M. Grant‐Kels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1844-8415)
- Genevieve Ho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3769-8951)
- Peter C. Friedman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1276-7300)
- Bruna Gallo
- Christian Gronbeck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5146-9904)
- Joanna Łudzik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3089-8109)
- Pascale Guitera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5713-3451)
- Salvador González
- Virginia Velasco‐Tamariz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4009-0525)
Institutions
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (US)
- University of Connecticut (US)
- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (CL)
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (AU)
- University of Florida Health (US)
- University of Florida (US)
- Research Institute Hospital 12 de Octubre (ES)
- Hospital Universitario 12 De Octubre (ES)
- Skin Specialty Dermatology (United States) (US)
- Melanoma Institute Australia (AU)
- Spanish Head & Neck Cancer Cooperative Group (ES)
- UConn Health (US)
- Florida College (US)
- Cancer Council NSW (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
- Published
- 2025-07-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2025.07.019
- Primary Topic
- Digital Imaging in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Avant Foundation
- National Health and Medical Research Council