How accurate is a Dermasensor assessment?

Studies have shown that the Dermasensor is as accurate as a dermatologist in detecting skin cancers, including melanoma, basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. When combined with a doctor performing a dermoscopic examination and taking a medical history of the skin lesion, skin cancer detection improves by 20%.

With any method of evaluating skin lesions, there is a risk of false positives (i.e. diagnosing skin cancer in benign lesions) and false negatives (i.e. failing to diagnose skin cancer in malignant lesions). This is a potential risk with Dermasensor, and for this reason it is only used in conjunction with the opinion of an experienced skin cancer doctor examining a skin lesion.

References

Rodriguez-Diaz E, Bigio IJ, Geisse JK, Rabinovitz HS, Manolakos D, Hoang P, Cognetta AB. Evaluation of a handheld elastic-scattering spectroscopy device for the differentiation of benign and malignant skin lesions: a comparative study. JAMA Dermatol. 2023;159(1):1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdin.2023.08.019

Benvenuto-Andrade, Cristiane, Armand B. Cognetta and Danielle Manolakos. The safety and effectiveness of elastic scattering spectroscopy and machine learning in the evaluation of skin lesions for cancer. 8^th World Congress of Teledermatology, Imaging and AI for Skin Diseases. https://doi.org/10.2196/35441

Salmon, P., Bonning, M. 2021. Use of elastic scattering spectroscopy and machine learning when assessing lesions suggestive of skin cancer. SPDA2021. 19^th Annual Fall Dermatology Conference. https://www.dermasensor.com.au/downloads/DermaSensor_NZ%20IIS%20Study_Trifold%20Brochure_v3.pdf

Tepedino, K., Tablada, A. M., Barnes, E., & Silva, T. C. (2021). Clinical utility of a handheld elastic scattering spectroscopy tool and machine learning on the diagnosis and management of skin cancer by primary care physicians. SPDA2021. 19th Annual Fall Dermatology Conference. https://www.dermasensor.com.au/downloads/DermaSensor_DAII%20Reader%20Draft%20SDPA%20Final_Trifold%20Brochure_v3.pdf