ArticleBiomedical optics express2020
In vivo imaging of cervical precancer using a low-cost and easy-to-use confocal microendoscope.
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- Cervical lesion assessment using real-time microendoscopy image analysis in Brazil: The CLARA study.International journal of cancer · 2021Trial
- First Decade of the National Cancer Institute's Affordable Cancer Technologies Program: Accelerating Translational Technology Research and Development for Cancer Globally.JCO global oncology · 2025Review
- Usability of a smartphone-compatible, confocal micro-endoscope for cervical cancer screening in resource-limited settings.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- Use of topical methylene blue to image nuclear morphometry with a low-cost scanning darkfield microendoscope.Journal of biomedical optics · 2024Article
- Cervical Cancer Screening Revolution: Advancements with Confocal Endomicroscopy.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2024Article
- Optical imaging for screening and early cancer diagnosis in low-resource settings.Nature reviews bioengineering · 2024Article
- Development of a multimodal mobile colposcope for real-time cervical cancer detection.Biomedical optics express · 2022Article
- Advances in optical gastrointestinal endoscopy: a technical review.Molecular oncology · 2021Review
- Low-cost, chromatic confocal endomicroscope for cellular imagingBiomedical optics express · 2021Article
- High frame rate video mosaicking microendoscope to image large regions of intact tissue with subcellular resolution.Biomedical optics express · 2021Article
- Deep learning extended depth-of-field microscope for fast and slide-free histology.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2020Article
- FLImBrush: dynamic visualization of intraoperative free-hand fiber-based fluorescence lifetime imaging.Biomedical optics express · 2020Article
- Optical Technologies for Improving Healthcare in Low-Resource Settings: introduction to the feature issue.Biomedical optics express · 2020Article
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Abstract
Cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates remain high in medically underserved areas. In this study, we present a low-cost (<$5,000), portable and user-friendly confocal microendoscope, and we report on its clinical use to image precancerous lesions in the cervix. The confocal microendoscope employs digital apertures on a digital light projector and a CMOS sensor to implement line-scanning confocal imaging. Leveraging its versatile programmability, we describe an automated aperture alignment algorithm to ensure clinical ease-of-use and to facilitate technology dissemination in low-resource settings. Imaging performance is then evaluated in
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