Abstract
Cervical cancer causes 275,000 deaths each year with 85 % of these deaths occurring in the developing world. One of the primary reasons for the concentration of deaths in developing countries is a lack of effective screening methods suited for the infrastructure of these countries. In order to address this need, we have developed a high-resolution microendoscope (HRME). The HRME is a fiber-based fluorescence microscope with subcellular resolution. Using the vital stain proflavine, we are able to image cell nuclei in vivo and evaluate metrics such as nuclear-to-cytoplasmic ratio, critical to identifying precancerous epithelial regions. In this chapter, we detail the materials and methods necessary to build this system from commercially available parts.
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Grant, B.D., Schwarz, R.A., Quang, T., Schmeler, K.M., Richards-Kortum, R. (2015). High-Resolution Microendoscope for the Detection of Cervical Neoplasia. In: Rasooly, A., Herold, K. (eds) Mobile Health Technologies. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1256. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2172-0_28
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