To detect skin cancer is now possible with iPhone

As you know, the sooner will be diagnosed with cancer, the greater the chances of successful treatment. Therefore, doctors and scientists from different countries do not cease working on new methods of Express-diagnostics of cancer. Thanks to them, now to detect skin cancer using the iPhone. A group of scientists from the University of Houston have developed a special application to detect skin cancer with your iPhone. On the smartphone you need to install the DermoScreen and connect to the main camera iPhone a special attachment, consisting of a magnifying glass and LEDs for backlighting. The program has processed the image, analyze it and make a conclusion with an accuracy of 85 %. All this will take less than a minute.

Currently, the unique system being tested at a cancer center Anderson, which is operated by the University of Texas. When it will get access to doctors and patients, is still unknown.

The cost of software and special optics is $ 500. The system can be used for screening in medical institutions and self-diagnosis.

By the way, before the British scientists from the University of Cambridge introduced the gadget to detect cancer on the breath. However, while this is a test sample and talk about the release of the final version of the device too early.

Source: techcult.ru