Pocket Microscope Slide Scanner

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Background
According to the World Health Organization, 70% of deaths caused by cancer worldwide occur in developing countries (Chan, 2010). The overwhelming majority of these cases when diagnosed are late-stage terminal cancers. To alleviate this calamity, it is imperative that these countries have the accessibility to affordable cancer diagnostic equipment. The objective of this product is to provide a solution to diagnosing childhood cancers in developing countries where access to biomedical tools are limited.

Deliverables
Handheld device encapsulated in a harden case to protect against the elements and user abuse. Will allow a user through an Apollo App interface to scan, import, export, store image acquisitions and handle image processing. To include a fully functional prototype of the device, by late April 2020. The fully functional prototype includes an imaging system that is able to accept a standard microscope slide and control the region of interest, among other controls, via a smartphone app. Then, the smartphone app will tell the device to begin image acquisition and within 30 minutes an image of a 1 cm2 area of the slide will be available for distribution.

Specifications

 * Image magnification 400x (equivalent to a 40x objective commercial slide scan)
 * Optimization for histology using hematoxylin & eosin stains (pink & purple)
 * Use of daylight illumination (LED illumination optional)
 * Auto-focus
 * Auto white-balance
 * +/-use existing camera in the smartphone
 * No moving parts
 * Resistant to dirt and dust (ie, if a surface needs to be cleaned, you rub it on your pants)
 * Transfer image to smartphone by Bluetooth, wifi or wire/cable​
 * Optional in-device jpeg compression (in order to transmit image by smartphone in the field)
 * Glass microscope slides and slide scans will be provided by CCTDI

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