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

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...

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Autores principales: Sowerby, Stephen J., Crump, John A., Johnstone, Maree C., Krause, Kurt L., Hill, Philip C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4710435/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26572870
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.15-0427
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Sumario: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.

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