TY - JOUR AU - Watson, Tony AU - Walter, Fiona M. AU - Wood, Annabel AU - Morris, Helen AU - Hall, Per AU - Karner, Simone AU - Emery, Jon PY - 2009 DA - 2009/04/30 TI - Learning a novel technique to identify possible melanomas: are Australian general practitioners better than their U.K. colleagues? JO - Asia Pacific Family Medicine SP - 3 VL - 8 IS - 1 AB - Spectrophotometric intracutaneous analysis (SIAscopy™) is a multispectral imaging technique that is used to identify 'suspicious' (i.e. potentially malignant) pigmented skin lesions for further investigation. The MoleMate™ system is a hand-held scanner that captures SIAscopy™ images that are then classified by the clinician using a computerized diagnostic algorithm designed for the primary health care setting. The objectives of this study were to test the effectiveness of a computer program designed to train health care workers to identify the diagnostic features of SIAscopy™ images and compare the results of a group of Australian and a group of English general practitioners (GPs). SN - 1447-056X UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1447-056X-8-3 DO - 10.1186/1447-056X-8-3 ID - Watson2009 ER -