Design of a Smartphone-Camera-based Fluorescence Imaging System for the Detection of Oral Cancer

• Main Author: Uthoff, Ross
• Other Authors: Liang, Rongguang
• Language: en_US
• Published: The University of Arizona. 2015
• Subjects: illumination; imaging; mHealth; optics; Optical Sciences; fluorescence
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10150/593619

Shown is the design of the Smartphone Oral Cancer Detection System (SOCeeDS). The SOCeeDS attaches to a smartphone and utilizes its embedded imaging optics and sensors to capture images of the oral cavity to detect oral cancer. Violet illumination sources excite the oral tissues to induce fluorescence. Images are captured with the smartphone’s onboard camera. Areas where the tissues of the oral cavity are darkened signify an absence of fluorescence signal, indicating breakdown in tissue structure brought by precancerous or cancerous conditions. With this data the patient can seek further testing and diagnosis as needed. Proliferation of this device will allow communities with limited access to healthcare professionals a tool to detect cancer in its early stages, increasing the likelihood of cancer reversal.