MISSING POSITIVE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE SCANS OF VIDEO DERMATOSCOPY AND ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY IN CLINICALLY APPARENT PIGMENT LESIONS.

Purpose: Early detection of melanoma is vital for treatment, outcome, and survival. The aim of this study was to determine if there is a correlation between the score of electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) Nevisense® and the score of the video dermatoscopy Fotofinder ® in the clinical examination of atypical melanocytic lesions (AMLs). Methods: In this retrospective descriptive study twenty-eight patients with clinically suspicious naevi were screened and monitored with both Fotofinder ® video dermatoscopy system and the Nevisense® EIS system. Their score values were determined and correlated with each other. Results: 28 patients - 19 males and 9 females were studied. The dermatoscopy score ranged between 0.38 and 0.73 of a possible 0.99. The EIS score was between 2 and 10 of a possible 10. There was no positive correlation between the two scores. The Pearson Correlation showed a correlation coefficient of R = - 0.753 (p-value <0.001). Conclusions: We conclude that the additional investigation of clinically or dermatoscopy suspicious AMLs with the EIS could provide additional, independent, risk assessment information. An algorithm for the systematic inclusion of EIS in the study path of AML would still have to be developed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]