Download Dermatoscopes kindly provided by Brymill (UK) Ltd

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Welcome to the Dermatoscope
Olympics 2010
Dermatoscopes kindly provided
by Brymill (UK) Ltd
www.brymilluk.com
Basic Introduction to Dermatoscopes
and Associated Camera Attachments
Types of Dermatoscope
There are 2 simple types of dermatoscopes:
– Oil Immersion (or Non-polarised). Require a
contact gel/oil to the skin.
– Non-Oil (or Cross-Polarised). Can be used “dry”
What’s the Difference
What’s the Difference
• All the images you see in books today will have been taken using an
Oil Immersion dermatoscope.
•They will have probably used the following equipment
Nikon Coolpix camera
Heine Delta 20
Note that the Nikon is only a 3.5 mega pixel camera.
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What’s the Difference
Oil – Heine Mini 3000
A and B – Appearance of a Seborrheic Keratosis
• Compact & Portable
• Xenon Halogen bulb
• AA Battery or Re-chargeable
• Will not attach to a camera
C and D - Melanoma
E and F – Basal Cell Carcinoma
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Oil – The DermLite II Fluid
Oil – Heine Delta 20
• Not as portable due to weight
• Compact & Portable
• Rechargeable
• Attaches to a camera
• 25mm lens 10x mag
Cross Polarised Dermatoscopes
DermLite Basic
• 2.5v Battery or 3.5v Rechargeable
• Attaches to a camera
• LED illumination close to daylight
• 10x mag but smaller viewing than the DermLite
• Different face plates available
Cross Polarised Dermatoscopes
The DermLite II Pro HR
• Handy and very portable
• Handy and very portable
• Lithium Battery only
• Does not attach to a camera
• LED illumination close to daylight
• 10x mag but the smallest viewing
area all the others
• Re-chargeable Battery
• Attaches to a camera
• Switch from 16 to 32 LED’s for High
Res illumination
• 25mm lens and 10x mag
• Retractable spacer – use the spacer
to enable contact or retract it for
scanning
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Cross Polarised Dermatoscopes
The DermLite II Hybrid
Cross Polarised Dermatoscopes
The DermLite 3
• Slightly heavier than the II range but still
• Handy and very portable
• Re-chargeable Battery
• Attaches to a camera
• Switch from 8 non-polarised LED’s to
24 cross-polarised LED’s
• 25mm lens and 10x mag
• Retractable spacer.
very portable
• Re-chargeable Battery & Stand
• Attaches to a camera
• Switch from 7 non-polarised LED’s to 21
cross-polarised LED’s
• Less LED’s than the HR but gives 30%
more illumination
• 25mm lens and 10x mag
• Retractable & removable spacer
• Attachable eyepiece to improve contrast
and reduce internal reflections
• Low battery indicator at below 25%
Camera’s and Their Attachments
for The DermLite II’s & 3
Camera’s and Their Attachments
Extras
• Sony Cybershot digital camera 10 meg
• Lens attachment & Set of 4 Step-down
Rings
• This package costs £225.00
• Sony Ring Light
To attach to SLR cameras requires such a variation in Step-Ring combinations
and the fact that there are so many makes & models we do not even consider the
options.
A must for taking a a good quality clinical
Macro image of a lesion.
What we offer is the cost effective solution.
Camera’s and Their Attachments
for The Heine Delta 20
Camera’s and The Tricks
• Sony Cybershot digital camera 10
meg
• Lens attachment & Set of 2 Stepdown Rings
Patient Records – Take a picture of the patients name
You now know that all images after that belong to that patient.
• Heine attachment & spacer ring
• Extension cord that fits between the
Head & the Handle
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