Detecting Anemia with a Smartphone
“A team of researchers at the University College London and the University of Ghana may have come up with a solution: smartphones and a smartphone app, which can be more easily distributed around the world compared to the tools needed for a blood test. . . . . The team developed a unique approach to collecting and analyzing images taken of certain parts of the skin, including the eyes and the lips. Then, using artificial intelligence, researchers developed an app that can analyze these images by looking at the color of the skin tissue. That’s because hemoglobin absorbs light, changing pigmentation in certain areas of the body. Because anemia affects hemoglobin levels, detecting abnormalities in skin pigmentation through pictures could help detect anemia without the need for a blood test.” MORE WITH VIDEO
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