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SMARTPHONE BASED SICKLE CELL DISEASE DETECTION AND ITS TREATMENT MONITORING FOR POINT-OF-CARE SETTINGS
| Title: | SMARTPHONE BASED SICKLE CELL DISEASE DETECTION AND ITS TREATMENT MONITORING FOR POINT-OF-CARE SETTINGS. |
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| Name(s): |
Ilyas, Shazia , author Asghar, Waseem, Thesis advisor Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science College of Engineering and Computer Science |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Date Created: | 2020 | |
| Date Issued: | 2020 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Place of Publication: | Boca Raton, Fla. | |
| Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
| Extent: | 73 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | The majority of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) prevalence is found in Sub-Saharan Africa, where 80% of the world’s population who suffer from this disease are born. Due to a lack of diagnosis and early treatments, 50-90% of these children will die before they reach the age of five. Current methods used for diagnosing SCD are based on hemoglobin analysis such as capillary electrophoresis, ion-exchange high-performance liquid chromatography, and isoelectric focusing. They require expensive laboratory equipment and are not feasible in these low-resource countries. It is, therefore, imperative to develop an alternative and cost-effective method for diagnosing and monitoring of SCD. This thesis aims to address the development and evaluation of a smartphone-based optical setup for the detection of SCD. This innovative technique can potentially be applied for low cost and accurate diagnosis of SCD and improve disease management in resource-limited settings where the disease exhibits a high prevalence. This Point-of-Care (POC) based device offers the potential to improve SCD diagnosis and patient care by providing a portable and cost effective device that requires minimal training to operate and analyze. | |
| Identifier: | FA00013475 (IID) | |
| Degree granted: | Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2020. | |
| Collection: | FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection | |
| Note(s): | Includes bibliography. | |
| Subject(s): |
Anemia, Sickle Cell Point-of-Care Systems Sickle cell anemia--Treatment Sickle cell anemia--Diagnosis Smartphones |
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| Held by: | Florida Atlantic University Libraries | |
| Sublocation: | Digital Library | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013475 | |
| Use and Reproduction: | Copyright © is held by the author with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder. | |
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| Host Institution: | FAU | |
| Is Part of Series: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library Collections. |
