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This method suffers from inter-observer variability, fails to capture lesion height or true geometric area, and performs poorly on dark skin. SkinScan3D (SS3D) is a portable, low-cost, AI-enabled 3D imaging device that provides objective measurements of KS skin lesion area, height, volume, and color. The Precision Imaging to Evaluate Kaposi Sarcoma (PRIME-KS) study evaluates whether SS3D provides more reproducible and accurate lesion measurements than the standard method, and validates its integration into routine clinical workflows in Kenya and Uganda.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>PRIME-KS is a multicountry prospective mixed-methods study with two clinical objectives. Objective 1 is a cross-sectional diagnostic accuracy study comparing SS3D with ruler-based measurement in 50 adults with KS (150 lesions) across sites in Kenya and Uganda. Two clinicians independently measure three lesions per participant using both methods. The primary outcomes are concordance correlation coefficient (CCC) for inter-rater reproducibility, and co-efficient of determination for accuracy. Objective 2 is a non-randomized before-and-after pilot study in 100 patients at three sites, evaluating device usability, acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility using validated instruments, along with time-and-motion studies and activity-based micro-costing. Prior to these clinical objectives, a formative study used focus group discussions, discrete choice experiments, and human-centered design workshops to refine the SS3D device and protocols with end-user input.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>PRIME-KS will provide the first rigorous evaluation of a 3D imaging device for monitoring KS treatment response in routine clinical settings. If SS3D demonstrates superior reproducibility and clinical utility, it could reduce unnecessary chemotherapy exposure and associated toxicities by enabling earlier, more objective assessment of treatment response.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Trial registration<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" ext-link-type=\"uri\" xlink:href=\"http:\/\/ClinicalTrials.gov\">ClinicalTrials.gov<\/jats:ext-link>\n                    <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" ext-link-type=\"clintrialgov\" xlink:href=\"NCT06898203\">NCT06898203<\/jats:ext-link>\n                    , registered 27 March 2025. Pan African Clinical Trials Registry PACTR202603523439856.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Structured summary<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:table-wrap id=\"utbl1\" orientation=\"portrait\" position=\"float\">\n                    <jats:graphic xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xlink:href=\"26354815v1_utbl1\" position=\"float\" orientation=\"portrait\"\/>\n                    <jats:graphic xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xlink:href=\"26354815v1_utbl1a\" position=\"float\" orientation=\"portrait\"\/>\n                  <\/jats:table-wrap>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Protocol version {2}<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Version 1.2, 2 May 2026.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.64898\/2026.06.03.26354815","type":"posted-content","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,4]],"date-time":"2026-06-04T23:50:11Z","timestamp":1780617011000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Precision Imaging to Evaluate Kaposi Sarcoma (PRIME-KS): protocol for a multicountry novel artificial intelligence-based imaging device"],"prefix":"10.64898","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1644-2378","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Thomas A.","family":"Odeny","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Harriet Fridah","family":"Adhiambo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dorothy","family":"Mangale","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Philippa Kadama","family":"Makanga","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Beryne","family":"Odeny","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Fred","family":"Okuku","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Uganda Cancer Institute, Kampala, Uganda"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chao","family":"Zhou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Elvin H.","family":"Geng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Joseph","family":"Carson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Pensievision, South Carolina, USA"},{"name":"College of Charleston, South Carolina, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Victor","family":"Mudhune","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kisumu, Kenya"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Elizabeth A.","family":"Bukusi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kisumu, Kenya"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Aggrey","family":"Semeere","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"54368","reference":[{"key":"2026060800501350000_2026.06.03.26354815v1.1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1200\/jco.1997.15.9.3085"},{"key":"2026060800501350000_2026.06.03.26354815v1.2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1200\/jco.1989.7.9.1201"},{"key":"2026060800501350000_2026.06.03.26354815v1.3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/QAI.0000000000002699"},{"key":"2026060800501350000_2026.06.03.26354815v1.4","unstructured":"Carson J , Esener S , Liu K , Melnick D , Crowder E . 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