A review of cellphone microscopy for disease detection

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 260, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 248-259

  Dendere, R ^a   Myburg, N ^a   Douglas, Tania S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cellphone; Diagnosis; Image quality; Infectious disease; Low income countries; Microscopy; Mobile phone; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR TELEPHONES; TELEMEDICINE;

CELL PHONE; CELL-PHONE MICROSCOPIES; DISEASE DETECTION; IMAGING CAPABILITIES; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LIGHTEMITTING DIODE; LOW INCOME COUNTRIES; LOW POWER; LOW-COSTS; NETWORK COVERAGE;

DIAGNOSIS;

NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; CAMERA; CELL COUNTING; CELLPHONE MICROSCOPY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FILM; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; GIARDIASIS; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; INFECTION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; MICROSCOPE; MICROSCOPY; MOBILE PHONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SIGNAL PROCESSING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROCEDURES; TELEMEDICINE;

CELL PHONES; DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL IMAGING; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84955183798     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jmi.12307     Document Type: Article

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