title: Gigapixel photography for skin cancer surveillance: a novel alternative to total-body photography.
abstract: There is substantial evidence supporting the use of cutaneous imaging in combination with standard total-body skin examinations for early detection and treatment of melanoma. In the last 2 decades, total-body photography (TBP) has been widely used in combination with standard total-body skin examinations for active skin cancer surveillance with proven clinical utility; however, the groundbreaking image detail provided by gigapixel photography (GP) could improve dermatologists' ability to monitor suspicious lesions and therefore could serve a critical role in supplementing traditional total-body skin examinations for skin cancer surveillance. Although it has been successfully implemented in other fields, future studies are required to determine the effectiveness of GP in dermatology.
authors.affiliation: 330 Brookline Ave, Deaconess 311, Boston, MA 02215, USA. amikailo@bidmc.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Anar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mikailov
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blechman
mesh_terms: D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010781:Photography / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013672:Technology