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Summary ..................................................................................................................... 28
Investigational Devices ......................................................................................................28
Multiphoton Laser Scanning Microscopy ................................................................... 28
Electrical Bio-Impedance ............................................................................................ 28
Optical Coherence Tomography ................................................................................. 29
Tape Stripping ............................................................................................................. 29
Thermography ............................................................................................................. 30
Multispectral Imaging and Fully Automated Computer-Based Analysis ................... 30
Summary and Implications ........................................................................................................ 31
Next Steps .................................................................................................................................... 33
References .................................................................................................................................... 34

Tables
Table 1. Data Availability To Address the Elements of the Guiding Questions for the Different
Diagnostic Technologies ............................................................................................................... 10
Table 2. Algorithms Used in Dermoscopy ................................................................................... 21

Figures
Figure 1. Analytic Framework ........................................................................................................ 5
Figure 2. Literature Flow Diagram ............................................................................................... 11
Figure 3. Distribution of All Abstracts by Study Type ................................................................. 12
Figure 4. Distribution of All Abstracts by Skin Cancer Type ...................................................... 13

Appendixes
Appendix A. Search Strategies
Appendix B. Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria
Appendix C. FDA Clearance and Clinical Trials Status
Appendix D. Evidence Maps and Outcome Measures
Appendix E. Abbreviations

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