C Navarrete-Dechent1,2, K Liopyris1,3, M A Molenda4, R Braun5, C Curiel-Lewandrowski6, S W Dusza1, P Guitera7, R Hofmann-Wellenhof8, H Kittler9, A Lallas10, J Malvehy11,12, M A Marchetti1, M Oliviero13, G Pellacani14, S Puig11,12, H P Soyer15, T Tejasvi16, L Thomas17, P Tschandl9, A Scope18, A A Marghoob1, A C Halpern1. 1. Dermatology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA. 2. Department of Dermatology, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. 3. Andreas Syggros Hospital of Cutaneous & Venereal Diseases, University of Athens, Athens, Greece. 4. Bravia Dermatology, Toledo, OH, USA. 5. Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland. 6. Department of Dermatology, The University of Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA. 7. Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. 8. Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria. 9. Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. 10. First Department of Dermatology, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece. 11. Melanoma Unit, Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. 12. CIBER de Enfermedades Raras, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain. 13. Dermatology Associates, Plantation, FL, USA. 14. Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy. 15. Dermatology Research Center, The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. 16. Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. 17. Service de Dermatologie, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Lyon 1 University and Cancer Research Center of Lyons INSERM U1052 - CNRS UMR5286, Lyon, France. 18. The Kittner Skin Cancer Screening and Research Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: There is no internationally vetted set of anatomic terms to describe human surface anatomy. OBJECTIVE: To establish expert consensus on a standardized set of terms that describe clinically relevant human surface anatomy. METHODS: We conducted a Delphi consensus on surface anatomy terminology between July 2017 and July 2019. The initial survey included 385 anatomic terms, organized in seven levels of hierarchy. If agreement exceeded the 75% established threshold, the term was considered 'accepted' and included in the final list. Terms added by the participants were passed on to the next round of consensus. Terms with <75% agreement were included in subsequent surveys along with alternative terms proposed by participants until agreement was reached on all terms. RESULTS: The Delphi included 21 participants. We found consensus (≥75% agreement) on 361/385 (93.8%) terms and eliminated one term in the first round. Of 49 new terms suggested by participants, 45 were added via consensus. To adjust for a recently published International Classification of Diseases-Surface Topography list of terms, a third survey including 111 discrepant terms was sent to participants. Finally, a total of 513 terms reached agreement via the Delphi method. CONCLUSIONS: We have established a set of 513 clinically relevant terms for denoting human surface anatomy, towards the use of standardized terminology in dermatologic documentation.
BACKGROUND: There is no internationally vetted set of anatomic terms to describe human surface anatomy. OBJECTIVE: To establish expert consensus on a standardized set of terms that describe clinically relevant human surface anatomy. METHODS: We conducted a Delphi consensus on surface anatomy terminology between July 2017 and July 2019. The initial survey included 385 anatomic terms, organized in seven levels of hierarchy. If agreement exceeded the 75% established threshold, the term was considered 'accepted' and included in the final list. Terms added by the participants were passed on to the next round of consensus. Terms with <75% agreement were included in subsequent surveys along with alternative terms proposed by participants until agreement was reached on all terms. RESULTS: The Delphi included 21 participants. We found consensus (≥75% agreement) on 361/385 (93.8%) terms and eliminated one term in the first round. Of 49 new terms suggested by participants, 45 were added via consensus. To adjust for a recently published International Classification of Diseases-Surface Topography list of terms, a third survey including 111 discrepant terms was sent to participants. Finally, a total of 513 terms reached agreement via the Delphi method. CONCLUSIONS: We have established a set of 513 clinically relevant terms for denoting human surface anatomy, towards the use of standardized terminology in dermatologic documentation.
Authors: C Muñoz-López; C Ramírez-Cornejo; M A Marchetti; S S Han; P Del Barrio-Díaz; A Jaque; P Uribe; D Majerson; M Curi; C Del Puerto; F Reyes-Baraona; R Meza-Romero; J Parra-Cares; P Araneda-Ortega; M Guzmán; R Millán-Apablaza; M Nuñez-Mora; K Liopyris; C Vera-Kellet; C Navarrete-Dechent Journal: J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol Date: 2020-11-22 Impact factor: 6.166
Authors: Christopher J Roth; David A Clunie; David J Vining; Seth J Berkowitz; Alejandro Berlin; Jean-Pierre Bissonnette; Shawn D Clark; Toby C Cornish; Monief Eid; Cree M Gaskin; Alexander K Goel; Genevieve C Jacobs; David Kwan; Damien M Luviano; Morgan P McBee; Kelly Miller; Abdul Moiz Hafiz; Ceferino Obcemea; Anil V Parwani; Veronica Rotemberg; Elliot L Silver; Erik S Storm; James E Tcheng; Karen S Thullner; Les R Folio Journal: J Digit Imaging Date: 2021-06-15 Impact factor: 4.056