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Use of mobile telemedicine for cervical cancer screening of HIV-positive women in Gaborone, Botswana
Infectious agents and cancer, v 5(Suppl 1), A86
11 Oct 2010
Abstract
Throughout the developing world, delivery of women’s health care, specifically cervical cancer screening, is limited by cost and access to trained personnel. Visual inspection with application of 4% acetic acid (VIA) is a practical, inexpensive alternative to cytology-based screening in areas where resources are limited. Mobile telemedicine using a cellular phone to photograph the cervix after VIA allows clinicians in “see and treat” cervical cancer screening clinics to capture high-quality images of the cervix, which can then be transmitted through the cellular network to a gynecology specialist located remotely. We present results of a prospective case-control study evaluating the accuracy of offsite (remote) expert diagnosis using mobile telemedicine photographic images of the cervix with VIA (PIA) in HIV-positive women in Gaborone, Botswana.
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- Title
- Use of mobile telemedicine for cervical cancer screening of HIV-positive women in Gaborone, Botswana
- Creators
- Rachel H Gormley - University of PennsylvaniaKelly E Quinley - University of PennsylvaniaTing Shih - Click DiagnosticsZsofia Szep - University of PennsylvaniaAnn Steiner - University of PennsylvaniaDoreen Ramogola-Masire - Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute PartnershipCarrie L Kovarik - University of Pennsylvania
- Publication Details
- Infectious agents and cancer, v 5(Suppl 1), A86
- Conference
- 12th International Conference on Malignancies in AIDS and Other Acquired Immunodeficiencies (ICMAOI), 12th (Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 26 Apr 2010–27 Apr 2010)
- Publisher
- BioMed Central
- Number of pages
- 1
- Resource Type
- Abstract
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Infectious Diseases (and HIV Medicine)
- Other Identifier
- 991021962287704721