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. 2018 Dec 4;2018(12):CD013191. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013191

1. Comparison of reflectance confocal microscopy with dermoscopy for the detection of basal cell carcinoma.

Test Studies Lesions (cases) Sensitivity (95% CI) Specificity (95% CI)
Any suspicious lesion studies (all studies)
RCM 4 912 0.76 (0.45 to 0.92) 0.95 (0.66 to 0.99)
Dermoscopy 0
Any suspicious lesion studies (direct comparisons)
RCM 0
Dermoscopy 0
Equivocal lesion studies (all studies)
RCM 3 668 0.94 (0.79 to 0.98) 0.85 (0.72 to 0.92)
Dermoscopy 1 260 0.85 (0.77 to 0.91) 0.92 (0.87 to 0.96)
Equivocal lesion studies (direct comparisons)
RCM 1 260 0.85 (0.77 to 0.91) 0.94 (0.89 to 0.97)
Dermoscopy 1 260 0.85 (0.77 to 0.91) 0.92 (0.87 to 0.96)

CI: confidence interval; RCM: reflectance confocal microscopy.