Instead of having to see a dermatologist, it would make more sense to have a patient’s body scanned for moles, the location of the moles noted, and detailed pictures taken. This could be done by having a Microsoft Kinect sensor and a camera mounted on a motorized arm that moves around the patient's body, while they hold an awkward TSA-like stance. The pictures of the moles would be stored with relative body coordinates so they could be overlayed on a digital manikin (so no sensitive area photos are stored).
The moles then could be analyzed for features that are known to be correlated with melanoma. One of the most important things is that any year-over-year change can easily be tracked with these images, which is important because change/growth is the best indicator of a problem. Another thing this system could do is advise which moles should be watched more carefully in the future and perhaps even give an estimate for how long before another scan may be needed.
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