Nature Communications (Dec 2018)

Smartphone app for non-invasive detection of anemia using only patient-sourced photos

  • Robert G. Mannino,
  • David R. Myers,
  • Erika A. Tyburski,
  • Christina Caruso,
  • Jeanne Boudreaux,
  • Traci Leong,
  • G. D. Clifford,
  • Wilbur A. Lam

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07262-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Anemia has a global prevalence of over 2 billion people and is diagnosed via blood-based laboratory test. Here the authors describe a smartphone app that can estimate hemoglobin levels and detect anemia by analyzing pictures of fingernail beds taken with a smartphone and without the need of any external equipment.