Smart Optical Sensor for Detection of Cervical Cancer In the Developing World

用于发展中国家宫颈癌检测的智能光学传感器

基本信息

批准号：
8204324
负责人：
Nirmala Ramanujam
金额：
$ 30.82万
依托单位：
DUKE UNIVERSITY
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2011
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2011-07-01 至 2013-06-30
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8204324
关键词：
Academic Medical Centers Accounting Acetic Acids Affect Area Benign Biopsy Calibration Cancer Detection Cervical Cervical Cancer Screening Cervix Uteri Cessation of life Clinic Clinic Visits Clinical Clinical Research Cold Therapy Collaborations Colposcopy Communities Computer software Consumption Coupled Cytology Detection Developed Countries Developing Countries Development Devices Diagnosis Diagnostic Diffuse Disease Enrollment Family health status Fiber Fiber Optics Funding Goals Grant Guidelines Haiti Human Papillomavirus Imagery Incidence Laboratories Lesion Light Logistic Regressions Malignant Neoplasms Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri Measurement Measures Methods Metric System Modeling Normal tissue morphology North Carolina Optics Pap smear Pathology Patients Performance Physicians Population Property Public Health Quality Control Recovery Recruitment Activity Research Resolution Resources Sampling Screening procedure Source Specificity Specimen Handling Spectrum Analysis Surveys System Technology Testing Time Tissues Training Translations United States National Institutes of Health Visit Visual Woman Work Writing absorption base cervical cancer prevention cost experience field study follow-up global health improved in vivo mortality optical sensor pressure programs prototype response sample collection sensor success translational study usability

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Cervical cancer affects the lives of 530,000 women worldwide each year and results in more than 270,000 deaths, with approximately 85% of these deaths occurring in developing countries. The decrease in the incidence of cervical cancer in developed countries has been attributed to regular screening that relies on a multi-visit, cytology-based approach - Papanicolaou (Pap) smear, followed at a later time by colposcopically directed biopsy when indicated, and treatment if necessary. Employing these methods requires dedicated clinic visits for specimen collection, follow up and treatment, as well as a pathology laboratory and skilled staff, which is not feasible in resource limited settings. There is a critical global need for a screening and diagnostic paradigm that is effective in low-resource communities. The desired replacement for cytology and colposcopy would be a low cost, portable and clinically-compatible sensor that can survey the entire cervix and identify suspicious areas for biopsy quickly and non-destructively. We propose to develop a portable, low power consumption spectroscopic device that can be used to obtain accurate and reproducible quantitative measurements of absorption and scattering coefficients with applications to screening of cervical cancers for global health. We will evaluate the capacity and clinical usability of the device in a low-resource setting through a field study in Haiti. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The goal of this proposal is to develop a portable, low power consumption spectroscopic device that can be used to obtain accurate and reproducible quantitative measurements of absorption and scattering coefficients with applications to screening of cervical cancers for global health. The proposed research is significantly relevant to public health due to the potential to contribute to the improvement of cervical cancer, and thus the reduction of mortality rate worldwide.

描述（由申请人提供）：宫颈癌每年影响全世界 530,000 名女性的生活，并导致超过 270,000 人死亡，其中约 85% 的死亡发生在发展中国家。发达国家宫颈癌发病率的下降归因于定期筛查，该筛查依赖于多次就诊、基于细胞学的方法——巴氏涂片，随后在有指征时进行阴道镜直接活检，并进行治疗如果需要的话。采用这些方法需要专门的诊所进行标本采集、随访和治疗，以及病理实验室和熟练的工作人员，这在资源有限的环境中是不可行的。全球迫切需要一种在资源匮乏的社区有效的筛查和诊断模式。细胞学和阴道镜检查的理想替代品将是一种低成本、便携式和临床兼容的传感器，它可以检查整个子宫颈并快速、非破坏性地识别可疑区域进行活检。我们建议开发一种便携式、低功耗光谱设备，可用于获得吸收和散射系数的准确且可重复的定量测量，并应用于宫颈癌筛查以促进全球健康。我们将通过在海地的实地研究来评估该设备在资源匮乏的环境中的容量和临床可用性。公共健康相关性：该提案的目标是开发一种便携式、低功耗光谱设备，可用于获得吸收和散射系数的准确且可重复的定量测量，并应用于宫颈癌筛查，以促进全球健康。拟议的研究与公共健康密切相关，因为它有可能有助于改善宫颈癌，从而降低全球死亡率。