Validation of Image Quality and Diagnostic Accuracy Using a Mobile Phone Camera Microscope Adaptor Compared With Glass Slide Review in Teledermatopathology.

New modalities of evaluating histopathology, such as whole-slide imaging, have been validated in the field of dermatopathology but are often unfeasible and unavailable in developing countries. Widely available across the globe, mobile phone camera technology represents a potential simple and inexpensive method of imaging histologic slides through the use of a mobile phone camera microscope adaptor. This study aims to validate the use of a commercially available adaptor in the diagnosis of inflammatory and infectious conditions in dermatopathology.

Research Techniques Made Simple:Teledermatology in Clinical Trials.

Telemedicine is well established as a means of providing high-quality healthcare at a distance, particularly to patients in underserved populations. Technologies in teledermatology can be used to complement traditional methodologies of clinical trials, expanding accessibility of trials to people typically unable to participate in research. Tools of communication technology may enhance many aspects of clinical trials in dermatology, from recruitment and retention of participants to collection of real-time data.