Digital technologies for diagnosing the early signs of superficial melanoma
The article presents a brief analysis of the diagnosis of skin melanomas in the region. It is shown that the incidence of this pathology over the past decade has increased more than 1.5 times. The percentage of nodular melanomas of the skin is 47%, requiring more expensive treatment than early superficially spreading forms. For the purpose of earlier detection of skin melanomas and activation of pigment nevi, we have developed a non-invasive method of ZOOM-diagnosis by a portable USB microscope with digital transmission to a computer and preliminary staining of the pathological process by the Van Gieson type-picrofuxin. In this case, the connective tissue fibers are coloured yellow, and collagen (reticular) in bright red, creating a diamond-shaped network. When activating the transformation of pigment nevi, structural changes occur that fix on the screen, create a library with standards. The method is simple, tested in 39 patients and can be used at the primary care stage or sent for remote counseling.