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. 2018 Dec 4;2018(12):CD013194. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013194
  LIST OF REVIEWS Number of studies
  Diagnosis of melanoma  
1 Visual inspection 49
2 Dermoscopy +/‐ visual inspection 104
3 Teledermatology 22
4 Smartphone applications 2
5a Computer‐assisted diagnosis – dermoscopy‐based techniques 42
5b Computer‐assisted diagnosis – spectroscopy‐based techniques Review amalgamated into 5a
6 Reflectance confocal microscopy 18
7 High‐frequency ultrasound 5
  Diagnosis of keratinocyte skin cancer (BCC and cSCC)  
8 Visual inspection +/‐ Dermoscopy 24
5c Computer‐assisted diagnosis – dermoscopy‐based techniques Review amalgamated into 5a
5d Computer‐assisted diagnosis – spectroscopy‐based techniques Review amalgamated into 5a
9 Optical coherence tomography 5
10 Reflectance confocal microscopy 10
11 Exfoliative cytology 9
  Staging of melanoma  
12 Imaging tests (ultrasound, CT, MRI, PET‐CT) 38
13 Sentinel lymph node biopsy 160
  Staging of cSCC  
  Imaging tests review Review dropped; only one study identified
13 Sentinel lymph node biopsy Review amalgamated into 13 above (n = 15 studies)