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Smartphone Microscopy of Parasite Eggs Accumulated into a Single Field of View

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: A Nokia Lumia 1020 cellular phone (Microsoft Corp., Auckland, New Zealand) was configured to image the ova of Ascaris lumbricoides converged into a single field of view but on different focal planes. The phone was programmed to acquire images at different distances and, using public domain computer software, composite images were created that brought all the eggs into sharp focus. This proof of concept informs a framework for field-deployable, point of care monitoring of soil-transmitted helminths.

Source: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0427

Authors: Stephen J. Sowerby, John A. Crump, Maree C. Johnstone, Kurt L. Krause, Philip C. Hill

Institution: University of Otago

Language: English

Topic: Image Processing Techniques and Applications

Subfield: Media Technology

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2204812949

FWCI: 5.853

Cites: 35

Cited by: 27

Related to: 10