"Dermoscopy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A noninvasive diagnostic technique that enables an experienced clinician to perform direct microscopic examination of the surface and architecture of pigmented SKIN lesions. The four major dermoscopic criteria are ABCD: asymmetry (A), borders (B), colors (C), and different structural components (D) providing a semiquantitative scoring system for each lesion.
| Descriptor ID |
D046169
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.350.515.184
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| Concept/Terms |
Dermoscopy- Dermoscopy
- Dermoscopies
- Skin Surface Microscopy
- Microscopies, Skin Surface
- Microscopy, Skin Surface
- Skin Surface Microscopies
- Surface Microscopies, Skin
- Surface Microscopy, Skin
- Dermatoscopy
- Dermatoscopies
- Epiluminescence Microscopy
- Epiluminescence Microscopies
- Microscopies, Epiluminescence
- Microscopy, Epiluminescence
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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