NEW DELHI: A mobile phone application which can assist clinicians perform fast
and accurate diagnosis of skin cancers and ailments has been developed by IIT
Kharagpur students. The application
'ClipOCam-Derma' which can be used on any smart-phone has been developed in the
School of Medical Science and Technology at IIT, Kharagpur, led by research
scholar Debdoot Sheet. "Being a portable
and affordable solution, it can be used by trained health care workers to reach
out to elderly and patients in mobility restricted areas for health care
delivery," Sheet told PTI.
The mobile app, which
will be launched in the market after regulatory approvals, can help physicians
speed up diagnosis and handle more patients within a shorter time. The innovation has won
the 'GE Edison Challenge 2013' recently in Bangalore and has been awarded an
incubation prize of Rs 10 lakhs. Along
with the mobile app, a clip-on device is attached to the handset which
illuminates the patient's skin using a colourful flash while the phone camera
takes a sequence of images.
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