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MUDr. Jan Hynek
The most often technical mistakes done by digital dermatoscopy

Deterioration in the quality of photographs by imperfection
dermatoscop delta Heine 20 or camera Nikon Coolpix 4500?

Help to beginning doctors to start digital dermatoscopy.

Discovery of dermatoskopy and its improvement – digital dermatoskopy is for preventive oncology unusually promising field. It' undoubtedly outdone opinion that the first steps to find out incipient malignancy in pigmentary or non pigmentary dermatic lesion can be possible due to experienced eye only. There's not task of these article describe principle dermatoskopy and possibility dermatoskopic evaluation.

Outstanding Czech doctor Doc MUDr. Pock, our dermatology specialist, issued high-quality dermatoscopic atlas recently, which is one of top works on this field in the world.

Atlas was significant stimulation for me. Several years ago I started to created database of malignant and non-malignant skin lesions of my patients with the help of digital dermatoscopy,

I appreciate feasibility of comparison naevi development and knowledge’s I get from it. (I am engaged in dermatoskopy more than 5 years.). Professor Giussepe Argenziano recommended me dermatoskop Heine delta 20 two years ago, which makes possible screw dermatoscopy extender on digital camera Nicon Coolpix 4500. The pictures of naevi, imported into computer, enable Improve their quality with the help of professional program (Adobe Photoshop).

To start learn digital dermatoscopy were more difficult, I expected. One of example: To understand macro - photograph, need theoretical knowledges and find teaching specialists for digital photography, computers and manage dermatoskopy with Heine delta 20 together. was almost impossible to do. This is the reason why I offer help to beginning doctors with digital photography.

I may help them with advice via e-mails or due to personal contact. There is accepted fact, that dysplastic naevi are getting to malignancy in 60% and digital dermatoscopy lowered this number remarkable.

My designed digital investigation is functional, simple and disproportional inexpensive than completely purchased apparatus.