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MelanomaScreeningwithCellularPhones CesareMassone1,RainerHofmann-Wellenhof1,VerenaAhlgrimm-Siess1,GeraldGabler2,ChristophEbner1,H.PeterSoyer1* 1Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria, 2Department of IT and Telecommunications, Graz University Clinics and GeneralHospital,Graz,Austria Background.Mobileteledermatologyhasrecentlybeenshowntobesuitableforteledermatologydespitelimitationsinimage definition in preliminary studies. The unique aspect of mobile teledermatology is that this system represents a filtering or triage system, allowing a sensitive approach for the management of patients with emergent skin diseases. Methodology/ PrincipalFindings.Inthisstudyweinvestigatedthefeasibilityofteleconsultationusinganewgenerationofcellularphones inpigmentedskinlesions.18patientswereselectedconsecutivelyinthePigmentedSkinLesionsClinicoftheDepartmentof Dermatology,MedicalUniversityofGraz,Graz(Austria).ClinicalanddermoscopicimageswereacquiredusingaSonyEricsson with abuilt-intwo-megapixel camera. Twoteleconsultants reviewed the images ona specificwebapplication (http://www. /default.asp)whereimageshadbeenuploadedinJPEGformat.Comparedtotheface-to-facediagnoses,the two teleconsultants obtained a score of correct telediagnoses of 89% and of 91.5% reporting the clinical and dermoscopic images,respectively.Conclusions/Significance.Thepresentworkisthefirststudyperformingmobileteledermoscopyusing cellularphones.Mobileteledermatologyhasthepotentialtobecomeaneasyapplicabletoolforeveryoneandanewapproach for enhanced self-monitoring for skin cancer screening in the spirit of the eHealth program of the European Commission InformationforSocietyandMedia. Citation: Massone C, Hofmann-Wellenhof R, Ahlgrimm-Siess V, Gabler G, Ebner C, et al (2007) Melanoma Screening with Cellular Phones. PLoS ONE2(5):e483.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0000483 INTRODUCTION invasive,invivotechnique,hasthepotentialtoimproveupto49% thediagnosticaccuracyformelanomaifusedbyexperts.[14,15]In t