[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 …

Optical imaging for screening and early cancer diagnosis in low-resource settings

R Richards-Kortum, C Lorenzoni, VS Bagnato… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Low-cost optical imaging technologies have the potential to reduce inequalities in health
care by improving the detection of precancer or early cancer and enabling more effective …

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] Perspective on the increasing role of optical wearables and remote patient monitoring in the COVID-19 era and beyond

DM Roblyer - Journal of biomedical optics, 2020 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Significance: The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the landscape of healthcare delivery in
many countries, with a new shift toward remote patient monitoring (RPM). Aim: The goal of …

Challenges and opportunities in clinical translation of biomedical optical spectroscopy and imaging

BC Wilson, M Jermyn, F Leblond - Journal of biomedical …, 2018 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Medical devices face many hurdles before they enter routine clinical practice to address
unmet clinical needs. This is also the case for biomedical optical spectroscopy and imaging …

Cervical cancer screening in low-resource settings: a smartphone image application as an alternative to colposcopy

C Gallay, A Girardet, M Viviano, R Catarino… - … journal of women's …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Background Visual inspection after application of acetic acid (VIA) and Lugol's iodine (VILI)
is a cervical cancer (CC) screening approach that has recently been adopted in low-and …

Automated methods for the decision support of cervical cancer screening using digital colposcopies

K Fernandes, JS Cardoso, J Fernandes - Ieee Access, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cervical cancer remains a significant cause of mortality in low-income countries. However, it
can often be cured by removing the affected tissues when detected in early stages …

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 …