New application allows medical diagnosis via smartphone

The smartphone that you carry in your pocket â€" and that probably uses more like a mini-computer than a phone â€" can become a key element for the future of medicine, thanks to a new application that allows the appliance to be used as a portable medical diagnosis device, making it easy and quick monitoring of medical conditions.

At present, mobile phones are much more than simple communication devices. These, when combined with its integrated camera and a new application, can also turn into systems capable of measuring, analysing and transmitting data, effectively between patients and doctors.

The new application was developed by the University of Cambridge, it's called Colorimetrix and uses the camera of smartphones to analyze with precision color-based medical examinations (colorimetric tests).

These colorimetric tests are used to monitor the urine, saliva or other bodily fluids of a patient in order to detect diseases such as diabetes, kidney diseases and urinary infections.

The weak point of these tests is the colorimetric interpretation, since it can be difficult to read accurately and are prone to false readings, leading to a possibility of incorrect diagnoses and treatment, according to Treehugger.

Also helps animals and monitors the environment

The Colorimetrix application is programmed to do a more accurate reading of these results, because it uses the camera and a data converter testing a numerical value, which can be viewed at ecrán the phone or sent to a health care professional in order to obtain a greater analysis and interpretation,

"The Colorimetrix Test Analyzer is an application that turns any smartphone into a portable spectrophotometer enabling measurement determination of colorimetric test strips or solutions", referred the company to the Treehugger.

This application will be available for Android and iOS platforms and provides accurately report the proteins, pH and glucose, from urine tests, no need to use any other hardware. Can be used to help animals and monitor the environment.

Read more about this application in Green Savers Angola.

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