Comparative and Complementary Diagnostic Value of Dermatoscopy and Clinical Close-up Photography in Skin Cancer Diagnosis: A Study from the MILK10k Dataset
Dermatoscopy alone yields higher sensitivity for malignant lesions but lower specificity for nevi than clinical close-up images. The latter provides complementary diagnostic cues, underscoring the value of integrating both modalities for optimal assessment.
Authors
- Konstantinos Liopyris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9566-8238)
- CJ Longo
- Zoé Apalla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9255-8196)
- Anna K. Wolber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7011-7623)
- Cliff Rosendahl
- Ofer Reiter
- H. Peter Soyer
- Aimilios Lallas
- Philipp Tschandl
- Ana Maria Forsea
- Giuseppe Argenziano
- Christoph Müller
- Bengu Nisa Akay
- Josep Malvehy
- Iris Zalaudek
- Susana Puig
- Ashfaq Marghoob
- Harald Kittler
Institutions
- University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (IT)
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (US)
- University of Trieste (IT)
- Ankara University (TR)
- Austrian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AT)
- Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy (RO)
- Tel Aviv University (IL)
- University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" (IT)
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (GR)
- Rabin Medical Center (IL)
- Princess Alexandra Hospital (AU)
- Emergency University (US)
- Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (ES)
- Andreas Sygros Hospital (GR)
- Mayne Pharma (Australia) (AU)
- Consorci Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer (ES)
- Instituto de Investigación de Enfermedades Raras (ES)
- Universitat de Barcelona (ES)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
- Published
- 2026-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2026.03.069
- Primary Topic
- Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00