Smartphone Use for Cervical Cancer Screening in Low-Resource Countries: A Pilot Study Conducted in Madagascar

Article Article scientifique Article Smartphone Use for Cervical Cancer Screening in Low-Resource Countries: A Pilot Study Conducted in Madagascar eng 2015 author Catarino rosa author Vassilakos Pierre 25351 author Scaringella Stefano author Undurraga Malinverno Manuela Stefania 758054 author Meyer-Hamme Ulrike 814499 author Ricard-Gauthier Dominique 724679 author Matute Juan Carlos 32265 author Petignat Patrick 586685 e0134309 10.1371/journal.pone.0134309 26222772 1932-6203 Visual inspection of the cervix after application of 5% acetic acid (VIA) is a screening technique for cervical cancer used widely in low and middle-income countries (LMIC). To improve VIA screening performance, digital images after acid acetic application (D-VIA) are taken. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of a smartphone for on- and off-site D-VIA diagnosis. Acetic Acid/administration & dosage Adult Biopsy/methods Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia/diagnosis/pathology/virology Cervix Uteri/pathology/virology Colposcopy/methods Early Detection of Cancer/instrumentation/methods Female Humans Madagascar Mass Screening/instrumentation/methods Middle Aged Papillomaviridae/pathogenicity Papillomavirus Infections/diagnosis/pathology Pilot Projects Sensitivity and Specificity Smartphone Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/diagnosis/pathology/virology Vaginal Smears/methods Dewey 618 58 Département de pédiatrie, gynécologie et obstétrique 223 false 590 Prévention du cancer du col utérin 933 PloS one 10 7 22762b75-1fee-4ee0-af06-ea0e95f0f4a1 Article (Published version) Public journal.pone.0134309.pdf 197126 application/pdf CC BY openAccess Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de pédiatrie, gynécologie et obstétrique

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