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. 2018 Dec 4;2018(12):CD011902. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011902.pub2

12. Accuracy of dermoscopy before versus after dermoscopy training (all image‐based).

Test Studies Lesions
(cases)
DOR
(95% CI)
Specificity at
80% sensitivity
(95% CI) %
Sensitivity at
80% specificity
(95% CI) %
RDOR
(95% CI)
P‐value
(LR)
Detection of invasive melanoma or atypical intraepidermal melanocytic variants
Before training 4 245
(65)
6.3
(1.68 to 23.5)
62%
(27 to 88)
60%
(30 to 84)
1.4
(0.38 to 5.3)
< 0.001
After training 4 245
(65)
8.9
(2.4 to 33.3)
69%
(40 to 88)
69%
(33 to 91)
Change with training
(95% CI)
+8%
(‐24 to +40)
+8%
(‐19 to +36)
Detection of invasive melanoma
Before training 2 150
(75)
5.2
(0.95 to 28.7)
50%
(9 to 91)
60%
(25 to 87)
3.2
(0.94 to 10.6)
0.051
After training 2 150
(75)
16.4
(2.6 to 103)
80%
(32 to 97)
80%
(47 to 95)
Change with training
(95% CI)
+29%
(‐24 to +82)
+20%
(‐5 to +45)
CI: confidence interval; DOR: diagnostic odds ratio; LR: likelihood ratio test; RDOR: relative diagnostic odds ratio