{"id":4411,"date":"2026-04-21T09:30:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T09:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oferreiter.com\/?p=4411"},"modified":"2026-04-21T09:31:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T09:31:19","slug":"omparative-and-complementary-diagnostic-value-of-dermatoscopy-and-clinical-close-up-photography-in-skin-cancer-diagnosis-a-study-from-the-milk10k-dataset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oferreiter.com\/en\/omparative-and-complementary-diagnostic-value-of-dermatoscopy-and-clinical-close-up-photography-in-skin-cancer-diagnosis-a-study-from-the-milk10k-dataset\/","title":{"rendered":"omparative and Complementary Diagnostic Value of Dermatoscopy and Clinical Close-up Photography in Skin Cancer Diagnosis: A Study from the MILK10k Dataset"},"content":{"rendered":"<header id=\"heading\" class=\"heading\">\n<div id=\"full-view-heading\" class=\"full-view\">\n<h1 class=\"heading-title\"><\/h1>\n<div id=\"libkey-nomad-journal-cover-41903720\" class=\"nomad-container\">\n<div class=\"JournalCover\"><a href=\"https:\/\/browzine.com\/libraries\/2584\/journals\/4856\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/thirdiron-assets\/images\/covers\/0190-9622.png\" alt=\"BrowZine Journal Cover\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-authors\">\n<div class=\"authors\">\n<div class=\"authors-list\"><span class=\"authors-list-item \"><a class=\"full-name\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?sort=date&amp;term=M%C3%BCller+C&amp;cauthor_id=41903720\" data-ga-category=\"search\" data-ga-action=\"author_link\" data-ga-label=\"Christoph M\u00fcller\">Christoph M\u00fcller<\/a><sup class=\"affiliation-links\"><span class=\"author-sup-separator\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"affiliation-link\" title=\"Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: christoph.mueller@meduniwien.ac.at.\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/41903720\/#full-view-affiliation-1\">1<\/a><\/sup><span class=\"comma\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"authors-list-item \"><a class=\"full-name\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?sort=date&amp;term=Wolber+A&amp;cauthor_id=41903720\" data-ga-category=\"search\" data-ga-action=\"author_link\" data-ga-label=\"Anna Wolber\">Anna Wolber<\/a><sup class=\"affiliation-links\"><span class=\"author-sup-separator\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"affiliation-link\" title=\"Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/41903720\/#full-view-affiliation-2\">2<\/a><\/sup><span class=\"comma\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"authors-list-item \"><a class=\"full-name\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?sort=date&amp;term=Lallas+A&amp;cauthor_id=41903720\" data-ga-category=\"search\" data-ga-action=\"author_link\" data-ga-label=\"Aimilios Lallas\">Aimilios Lallas<\/a><sup class=\"affiliation-links\"><span class=\"author-sup-separator\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"affiliation-link\" title=\"First Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece.\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/41903720\/#full-view-affiliation-3\">3<\/a><\/sup><span class=\"comma\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"authors-list-item \"><a class=\"full-name\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?sort=date&amp;term=Argenziano+G&amp;cauthor_id=41903720\" data-ga-category=\"search\" data-ga-action=\"author_link\" data-ga-label=\"Giuseppe Argenziano\">Giuseppe Argenziano<\/a><sup class=\"affiliation-links\"><span class=\"author-sup-separator\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"affiliation-link\" title=\"Dermatology Unit, University of Campania.\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/41903720\/#full-view-affiliation-4\">4<\/a><\/sup><span class=\"comma\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"authors-list-item \"><a class=\"full-name\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?sort=date&amp;term=Zalaudek+I&amp;cauthor_id=41903720\" data-ga-category=\"search\" data-ga-action=\"author_link\" data-ga-label=\"Iris Zalaudek\">Iris Zalaudek<\/a><sup class=\"affiliation-links\"><span class=\"author-sup-separator\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"affiliation-link\" title=\"Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/41903720\/#full-view-affiliation-5\">5<\/a><\/sup><span class=\"comma\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"authors-list-item \"><a class=\"full-name\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?sort=date&amp;term=Soyer+HP&amp;cauthor_id=41903720\" data-ga-category=\"search\" data-ga-action=\"author_link\" data-ga-label=\"H Peter Soyer\">H Peter Soyer<\/a><sup class=\"affiliation-links\"><span class=\"author-sup-separator\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"affiliation-link\" title=\"Frazer Institute, The University of Queensland, Dermatology Research Centre, Brisbane, Australia; Department of Dermatology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/41903720\/#full-view-affiliation-6\">6<\/a><\/sup><span class=\"comma\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"authors-list-item \"><a class=\"full-name\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?sort=date&amp;term=Puig+S&amp;cauthor_id=41903720\" data-ga-category=\"search\" data-ga-action=\"author_link\" data-ga-label=\"Susana Puig\">Susana Puig<\/a><sup class=\"affiliation-links\"><span class=\"author-sup-separator\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"affiliation-link\" title=\"Melanoma Unit, Dermatology Department, Hospital Cl\u00ednic de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/41903720\/#full-view-affiliation-7\">7<\/a><\/sup><span class=\"comma\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"authors-list-item \"><a class=\"full-name\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?sort=date&amp;term=Akay+BN&amp;cauthor_id=41903720\" data-ga-category=\"search\" data-ga-action=\"author_link\" data-ga-label=\"Bengu Nisa Akay\">Bengu Nisa Akay<\/a><sup class=\"affiliation-links\"><span class=\"author-sup-separator\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"affiliation-link\" title=\"Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/41903720\/#full-view-affiliation-8\">8<\/a><\/sup><span class=\"comma\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"authors-list-item \"><a class=\"full-name\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?sort=date&amp;term=Forsea+AM&amp;cauthor_id=41903720\" data-ga-category=\"search\" data-ga-action=\"author_link\" data-ga-label=\"Ana Maria Forsea\">Ana Maria Forsea<\/a><sup class=\"affiliation-links\"><span class=\"author-sup-separator\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"affiliation-link\" title=\"Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest, Department of Oncologic Dermatology, Elias University Hospital Bucharest, Romania; Health and Medical University Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany.\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/41903720\/#full-view-affiliation-9\">9<\/a><\/sup><span class=\"comma\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"authors-list-item \"><a class=\"full-name\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?sort=date&amp;term=Malvehy+J&amp;cauthor_id=41903720\" data-ga-category=\"search\" data-ga-action=\"author_link\" data-ga-label=\"Josep Malvehy\">Josep Malvehy<\/a><sup class=\"affiliation-links\"><span class=\"author-sup-separator\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"affiliation-link\" title=\"Dermatology Department, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBER de enfermedades raras, Instituto Carlos III, Spain.\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/41903720\/#full-view-affiliation-10\">10<\/a><\/sup><span class=\"comma\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"authors-list-item \"><a class=\"full-name\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?sort=date&amp;term=Marghoob+A&amp;cauthor_id=41903720\" data-ga-category=\"search\" data-ga-action=\"author_link\" data-ga-label=\"Ashfaq Marghoob\">Ashfaq Marghoob<\/a><sup class=\"affiliation-links\"><span class=\"author-sup-separator\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"affiliation-link\" title=\"Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Hauppauge, NY, USA.\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/41903720\/#full-view-affiliation-11\">11<\/a><\/sup><span class=\"comma\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"authors-list-item \"><a class=\"full-name\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?sort=date&amp;term=Apalla+Z&amp;cauthor_id=41903720\" data-ga-category=\"search\" data-ga-action=\"author_link\" data-ga-label=\"Zoe Apalla\">Zoe Apalla<\/a><sup class=\"affiliation-links\"><span class=\"author-sup-separator\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"affiliation-link\" title=\"Second Department of Dermatology, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece.\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/41903720\/#full-view-affiliation-12\">12<\/a><\/sup><span class=\"comma\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"authors-list-item \"><a class=\"full-name\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?sort=date&amp;term=Rosendahl+C&amp;cauthor_id=41903720\" data-ga-category=\"search\" data-ga-action=\"author_link\" data-ga-label=\"Cliff Rosendahl\">Cliff Rosendahl<\/a><sup class=\"affiliation-links\"><span class=\"author-sup-separator\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"affiliation-link\" title=\"Mayne Academy of General Practice, Medical School, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/41903720\/#full-view-affiliation-13\">13<\/a><\/sup><span class=\"comma\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"authors-list-item \"><a class=\"full-name\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?sort=date&amp;term=Liopyris+K&amp;cauthor_id=41903720\" data-ga-category=\"search\" data-ga-action=\"author_link\" data-ga-label=\"Konstantinos Liopyris\">Konstantinos Liopyris<\/a><sup class=\"affiliation-links\"><span class=\"author-sup-separator\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"affiliation-link\" title=\"Department of Dermatology, Andreas Syngros Hospital of Venereal and Dermatological Diseases, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/41903720\/#full-view-affiliation-14\">14<\/a><\/sup><span class=\"comma\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"authors-list-item \"><a class=\"full-name\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?sort=date&amp;term=Reiter+O&amp;cauthor_id=41903720\" data-ga-category=\"search\" data-ga-action=\"author_link\" data-ga-label=\"Ofer Reiter\">Ofer Reiter<\/a><sup class=\"affiliation-links\"><span class=\"author-sup-separator\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"affiliation-link\" title=\"Dermatology Division, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, and Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/41903720\/#full-view-affiliation-15\">15<\/a><\/sup><span class=\"comma\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"authors-list-item \"><a class=\"full-name\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?sort=date&amp;term=Longo+C&amp;cauthor_id=41903720\" data-ga-category=\"search\" data-ga-action=\"author_link\" data-ga-label=\"Caterina Longo\">Caterina Longo<\/a><sup class=\"affiliation-links\"><span class=\"author-sup-separator\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"affiliation-link\" title=\"Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/41903720\/#full-view-affiliation-16\">16<\/a><\/sup><span class=\"comma\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"authors-list-item \"><a class=\"full-name\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?sort=date&amp;term=Tschandl+P&amp;cauthor_id=41903720\" data-ga-category=\"search\" data-ga-action=\"author_link\" data-ga-label=\"Philipp Tschandl\">Philipp Tschandl<\/a><sup class=\"affiliation-links\"><span class=\"author-sup-separator\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"affiliation-link\" title=\"Division for Applied AI Research in Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Comprehensive Center for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/41903720\/#full-view-affiliation-17\">17<\/a><\/sup><span class=\"comma\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"authors-list-item \"><a class=\"full-name\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?sort=date&amp;term=Kittler+H&amp;cauthor_id=41903720\" data-ga-category=\"search\" data-ga-action=\"author_link\" data-ga-label=\"Harald Kittler\">Harald Kittler<\/a><sup class=\"affiliation-links\"><span class=\"author-sup-separator\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"affiliation-link\" title=\"Division for Applied AI Research in Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Comprehensive Center for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/41903720\/#full-view-affiliation-17\">17<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"abstract\" class=\"abstract\">\n<h2 class=\"title\">Abstract<\/h2>\n<div id=\"eng-abstract\" class=\"abstract-content selected\">\n<p><strong class=\"sub-title\">Background:\u00a0<\/strong>While dermatoscopy&#8217;s added value to clinical imaging is known, the standalone value of dermatoscopy and clinical images remains unclear.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"sub-title\">Objective:\u00a0<\/strong>To quantify the standalone and complementary value of dermatoscopy and clinical close-up imaging across lesion types and reader expertise.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"sub-title\">Methods:\u00a0<\/strong>In an online reader study, 283 participants diagnosed 1,567 paired images (clinical close-up\/dermatoscopic) of skin cancers and mimics. The presentation order was randomized. Diagnostic accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity were compared. The effects of modality, reader expertise, and presentation order were analysed using a generalized linear mixed model.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"sub-title\">Results:\u00a0<\/strong>Dermatoscopy alone showed higher sensitivity (85.0% vs. 74.2%) but lower specificity (66.8% vs. 71.9%) compared with clinical close-up images alone. It improved accuracy for melanoma and basal cell carcinoma, but not for nevi. Adding either modality increased the odds of a correct diagnosis. Dermatoscopy raised the odds by 52% (OR=1.52; 95%CI:1.36-1.70;p&lt;0.001), while clinical close-ups increased the odds by 40% (OR=1.40;95%CI:1.20-1.61;p&lt;0.001).<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"sub-title\">Limitations:\u00a0<\/strong>Image-based evaluation simulated teledermatology rather than face-to-face assessment; potential selection and verification bias cannot be excluded.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"sub-title\">Conclusion:\u00a0<\/strong>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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong class=\"sub-title\">Keywords:\u00a0<\/strong>Dermatoscopy; Diagnostic accuracy; Sensitivity; Skin cancer; Specificity; diagnostic modality.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christoph M\u00fcller\u00a01,\u00a0Anna Wolber\u00a02,\u00a0Aimilios Lallas\u00a03,\u00a0Giuseppe Argenziano\u00a04,\u00a0Iris Zalaudek\u00a05,\u00a0H Peter Soyer\u00a06,\u00a0Susana Puig\u00a07,\u00a0Bengu Nisa Akay\u00a08,\u00a0Ana Maria Forsea\u00a09,\u00a0Josep Malvehy\u00a010,\u00a0Ashfaq Marghoob\u00a011,\u00a0Zoe Apalla\u00a012,\u00a0Cliff Rosendahl\u00a013,\u00a0Konstantinos Liopyris\u00a014,\u00a0Ofer Reiter\u00a015,\u00a0Caterina Longo\u00a016,\u00a0Philipp Tschandl\u00a017,\u00a0Harald Kittler\u00a017 Abstract Background:\u00a0While dermatoscopy&#8217;s added value to clinical imaging is known, the standalone value of dermatoscopy and clinical images remains unclear. 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