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













































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