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Table D-2. Evidence map of published abstracts for noninvasive diagnostic devices by skin cancer type
Basal cell Squamous cell a
Noninvasive technologies Melanoma Other
carcinoma carcinoma
Modalities in clinical use
Photography 28 1 - 22
Dermoscopy 236 22 5 58
Modalities in limited clinical use
Confocal microscopy 29 13 2 28
Ultrasound 9 3 - 19
Photodynamic diagnosis 2 16 - 4
Investigational
Multiphoton laser scanning - - - 5
microscopy
Multispectral imaging and fully
automated computer-based 1 - - -
analysis
Electrical bio-impedance - 3 - 2
Optical coherence tomography 1 1 - 3
Tape stripping 1 - - -
Thermography 1 - - -
Total 308 59 7 141
a Includes “malignancies of the skin, not otherwise specified” and “skin cancer combinations.”

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