APPLICATION OF MOBILE PHONE-BASED PORTABLE MICROSCOPY IN CLINICAL HISTOPATHOLOGY: A FEASIBILITY STUDY
Objectives: To check the feasibility of using mobile phone-based microscopy for various types of human histopathological sample investigations. Methodology: A feasibility study was performed by imaging several histopathological samples with one novel type of microscope ‘Foldscope’ and image compared with a conventional microscope in the laboratory facility. The image acquired from both sources were edited further and put together for comparison. Results: Mobile phone-based microscope acquired images were observed and compared with a conventional microscope and found morphology of the tissue sections were significantly similar as of conventional light microscope images. Conclusion: By comparing the image of some non-human histopathological sample, it could be stated that this method is also feasible for human histopathological sample investigations, especially in the low resource area or in case of emergency situations.