A Comparative Study Between Smartphone-Based Microscopy and Conventional Light Microscopy in 1021 Dermatopathology Specimens

• Published in: Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine (1976) Vol. 140; no. 1; pp. 86 - 90
• Main Authors: Jahan-Tigh, Richard R, Chinn, Garrett M, Rapini, Ronald P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States College of American Pathologists 01.01.2016
• Subjects: Cameras (Photography); Humans; Melanoma; Microscopy; Microscopy - instrumentation; Pathology, Clinical - instrumentation; Sensitivity and Specificity; Skin; Skin cancer; Skin Diseases - diagnosis; Skin Neoplasms - diagnosis; Smart phones; Smartphone - instrumentation; Squamous cell carcinoma

The incorporation of high-resolution cameras into smartphones has allowed for a variety of medical applications including the use of lens attachments that provide telescopic, macroscopic, and dermatoscopic data, but the feasibility and performance characteristics of such a platform for use in dermat...