ReportsDermoscopy of pigmented skin lesions: Results of a consensus meeting via the Internet☆,☆☆,★,★★
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Selection of participants and dermoscopic criteria
In all, 51 experienced clinicians in the field of dermoscopy were invited to participate in the CNMD. The selection for invitation was on the basis of the experience of the colleagues in dermoscopy, as demonstrated by publications and lectures on the topic. Colleagues from many different countries were invited to get a consensus panel with a broad geographic distribution.
The preliminary scientific design, including the list of selected criteria and diagnostic methods to be evaluated, was
Results
In all, 51 experienced clinicians in the field of dermoscopy were invited to participate in the CNMD, and 40 actively participated in this study. Geographic distribution of the participating board members is as follows: 24 participants from Europe (9 countries); 11 from the United States; and 5 from the rest of the world (2 participants from Japan, and 1 each from Argentina, Australia, and Mexico). In response to the initial questionnaire, 21 of the 40 participants selected pattern analysis as
Discussion
For the CNMD, 40 experienced clinicians from 14 countries worldwide convened virtually over a 4-month period to redefine the dermoscopic terminology and to examine the various algorithmic methods for differentiating melanoma from benign melanocytic lesions. The CNMD convened via the World Wide Web at the domain www.dermoscopy.org from July to November 2000. To our knowledge the CNMD was the first consensus meeting using the Internet within the dermatologic community. The clinical and
Acknowledgements
We are very grateful to Barbara J. Rutledge, PhD, for critical review and editing assistance. Gianluigi Visco was responsible for the World Wide Web design and technical support, and we are extremely grateful to him. Particular thanks goes to Vincenzo Coluccia, who originally envisioned this World Wide Web-based consensus meeting.
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All technical issues related to this Internet study supported by Edra Medical Publishing and New Media, Milan, Italy.
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Conflict of interest: None identified.
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Reprint requests: H. Peter Soyer, MD, Department of Dermatology, University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 8 - A8036 Graz, Austria. E-mail: [email protected].
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