[HTML][HTML] A framework for cervical cancer elimination in low-and-middle-income countries: a scoping review and roadmap for interventions and research priorities

MB Shin, G Liu, N Mugo, PJ Garcia, DW Rao… - Frontiers in public …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The World Health Organization announced an ambitious call for cervical cancer elimination
worldwide. With existing prevention and treatment modalities, cervical cancer elimination is …

[HTML][HTML] What scans we will read: imaging instrumentation trends in clinical oncology

T Beyer, L Bidaut, J Dickson, M Kachelriess… - Cancer Imaging, 2020 - Springer
Oncological diseases account for a significant portion of the burden on public healthcare
systems with associated costs driven primarily by complex and long-lasting therapies …

Development of algorithms for automated detection of cervical pre-cancers with a low-cost, point-of-care, pocket colposcope

MN Asiedu, A Simhal, U Chaudhary… - IEEE Transactions …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Goal: In this paper, we propose methods for (1) automatic feature extraction and
classification for acetic acid and Lugol's iodine cervigrams and (2) methods for combining …

[HTML][HTML] Photoacoustic imaging with low-cost sources; a review

M Erfanzadeh, Q Zhu - Photoacoustics, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Benefitting from advantages of optical and ultrasound imaging, photoacoustic imaging (PAI)
has demonstrated potentials in a wide range of medical applications. In order to facilitate …

Advances in technologies for cervical cancer detection in low-resource settings

KA Kundrod, CA Smith, B Hunt… - Expert review of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Cervical cancer mortality rates remain high in low-and middle-income countries
(LMICs) and other medically underserved areas due to challenges with implementation and …

[HTML][HTML] Laser scanning laser diode photoacoustic microscopy system

M Erfanzadeh, PD Kumavor, Q Zhu - Photoacoustics, 2018 - Elsevier
The development of low-cost and fast photoacoustic microscopy systems enhances the
clinical applicability of photoacoustic imaging systems. To this end, we present a laser …

Portable Pocket colposcopy performs comparably to standard‐of‐care clinical colposcopy using acetic acid and Lugol's iodine as contrast mediators: an …

JL Mueller, CT Lam, D Dahl, MN Asiedu… - … Journal of Obstetrics …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Our goal was to develop a tele‐colposcopy platform for primary‐care clinics to
improve screening sensitivity and access. Specifically, we developed a low‐cost, portable …

[HTML][HTML] A novel speculum-free imaging strategy for visualization of the internal female lower reproductive system

MN Asiedu, JS Agudogo, ME Dotson, E Skerrett… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Fear of the speculum and feelings of vulnerability during the gynecologic exams are two of
the biggest barriers to cervical cancer screening for women. To address these barriers, we …

[HTML][HTML] Innovative prototypes for cervical cancer prevention in low-income primary care settings: a human-centered design approach

M Arrivillaga, PC Bermudez, JP García-Cifuentes… - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
This article presents the design process of innovative prototypes for cervical cancer
prevention in primary care centers located in low-income settings in Cali, Colombia, using …

Optical imaging for early detection of cervical cancer: state of the art and perspectives

A Rahaman, A Anantharaju… - Journal of …, 2023 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Significance Cervical cancer is one of the major causes of death in females worldwide. HPV
infection is the key cause of uncontrolled cell growth leading to cervical cancer. About 90 …