2019
DOI: 10.1101/618348
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A Novel, Versatile Speculum-free Callascope for Clinical Examination and Self-Visualization of the Cervix

Abstract: words)Background: Invasive cervical cancer is preventable, yet affects 500,000 women worldwide each year, and over half these women die. Barriers to cervical cancer screening include lack of awareness of cervical cancer and the cervix, fear of the speculum, and lack of women-centric technologies. We developed a low-cost (~$50), cervix-imaging device called the Callascope, which comprises an imaging component, camera and inserter that eliminates the need for a speculum and enables self-insertion. We sought to a… Show more

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“…This algorithm can increase screening capacity and minimize subjectivity ( 157 ). Devices which could be inserted by the women herself for remote visualization of the cervix are also being developed and tested ( 158 ). However, a large ( n = 9,406) ongoing study in Nigeria noted that the squamocolumnar junction where cancers arise was not fully visible for almost 64.6% of women by age 49 using enhanced visual assessment (MobileODT, Israel) ( 159 ).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This algorithm can increase screening capacity and minimize subjectivity ( 157 ). Devices which could be inserted by the women herself for remote visualization of the cervix are also being developed and tested ( 158 ). However, a large ( n = 9,406) ongoing study in Nigeria noted that the squamocolumnar junction where cancers arise was not fully visible for almost 64.6% of women by age 49 using enhanced visual assessment (MobileODT, Israel) ( 159 ).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%