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Table D-4. Outcome measures reported in the published primary studies for noninvasive diagnostic devices^
Noninvasive technologies
Modalities in clinical use
Photography
Dermoscopy
Modalities in limited clinical use
Confocal microscopy
Ultrasound / Laser Doppler
Photodynamic diagnosis
Investigational
Multiphoton laser scanning
microscopy
Multispectral imaging and fully
automated computer-based
analysis
Electrical bio-impedance
Optical coherence tomography
Tape stripping
^Thermography is not included in this table as no primary studies on thermography were identified.
Test accuracy Clinical outcomes Lesion characterization Other
9 0 10 18
92 1 83 63
15 0 24 3
5 0 8 3
3 0 2 1
2 0 0 0
1 0 0 0
2 0 0 3
1 0 2 0
2 0 0 0
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