An inexpensive smartphone-based device for point-of-care ovulation testing

Autor: Hadi Shafiee, Neeraj Gudipati, Vaishnavi Potluri, Sandeep Kota Sai Pavan, Hemanth Kandula, John C. Petrozza, Raghav Gupta, Prudhvi Thirumalaraju, Manoj Kumar Kanakasabapathy, Karthik Baskar, Preethi Sangeetha Kathiresan, Divyank Yarravarapu, Anand Soundararajan
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Lab on a chip. 19(1)
ISSN: 1473-0189
Popis: The ability to accurately predict ovulation at-home using low-cost point-of-care diagnostics can be of significant help for couples who prefer natural family planning. Detecting ovulation-specific hormones in urine samples and monitoring basal body temperature are the current commonly home-based methods used for ovulation detection; however, these methods, relatively, are expensive for prolonged use and the results are difficult to comprehend. Here, we report a smartphone-based point-of-care device for automated ovulation testing using artificial intelligence (AI) by detecting fern patterns in a small volume (99% accuracy in effectively predicting ovulation.
Databáze: OpenAIRE