Canvas NZ Herald – Inside NZ’s first 3D mole scan machine using AI tech

Associate Professor Richard Martin provides a detailed view on why total body photography and mole mapping is important, plus a clinical examination for skin cancer diagnosis and surveillance.
Interview with Richard Martin, Matthew Wolf ( Canfield Scientific) and Professor Peter Soyer. February 3rd 2026
Rationale for complete 3D skin imaging with the VECTRA WB360 alongside clinical examination for skin cancer surveillance.

Associate Professor Richard Martin provides a detailed view on why total body photography and mole mapping is important, plus a clinical examination for skin cancer diagnosis and surveillance.
Published articles on the use of the Vectra WB360 Total Body Photography machine

2025 1) Serra-García L, et al. Clinical outcomes of 3D-total body photography and digital dermoscopy for surveillance of high-risk melanoma patients: a prospective longitudinal observational study. European Journal of Cancer. 2025;231:116053. doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2025.116053. PubMed+1Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41167046 2) Ferreirinha A, Farricha V, João AL. Melanoma Diagnosis With 3D Total-Body Photography. Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas. 2025;116(10):1116–1122. doi:10.1016/j.ad.2024.09.030. PubMed+1Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40024598 3) Koh […]