Optical design of low cost imaging systems for mobile medical applications

Alexander Kass; Ronit Slyper; David Levitz

doi:10.1117/12.2079192

12 March 2015 Optical design of low cost imaging systems for mobile medical applications

Alexander Kass, Ronit Slyper, David Levitz

Proceedings Volume 9314, Optics and Biophotonics in Low-Resource Settings; 93140B (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2079192
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2015, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Colposcopes, the gold standard devices for imaging the cervix at high magnfication, are expensive and sparse in low resource settings. Using a lens attachment, any smartphone camera can be turned into an imaging device for tissues such as the cervix. We create a smartphone-based colposcope using a simple lens design for high magnification. This particular design is useful because it allows parameters such as F-number, depth of field, and magnification to be controlled easily. We were therefore able to determine a set of design steps which are general to mobile medical imaging devices and allow them to maintain requisite image quality while still being rugged and affordable.

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Alexander Kass, Ronit Slyper, and David Levitz "Optical design of low cost imaging systems for mobile medical applications", Proc. SPIE 9314, Optics and Biophotonics in Low-Resource Settings, 93140B (12 March 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2079192

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