Samara State Medical University (SamSMU), affiliated with the Russian Ministry of Health, is developing a digital portable colposcope for the diagnosis of cervical cancer. It will have a built-in function to collect, store and transmit data for remote consultation. In addition, the digital colposcope will have the ability to integrate with EMIAS (Unified Medical Information and Analytical System, a system designed to improve the quality of government medical care). This was reported to socialbites.ca at the Samara State Medical University, the project was carried out as part of the Advanced Engineering Schools project.
“The built-in functionality of data collection, storage and transmission using telemedicine services for remote consultation will provide an opportunity to obtain a second opinion, optimize the referral of a patient with pathologies and increase screening efficiency. The digital colposcope can also be used to document the results of a forensic examination. We plan to include the device in our Health Check-Up telemedicine case. This will allow for wider coverage of oncological screening with the use of personal medical assistants. “And in the future – to reduce mortality from cervical cancer,” Alexander Kolsanov, rector of the Samara State Medical University, professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation, told socialbites.ca.
The device benefits from innovative imaging algorithms and 32x optical zoom that provides clear imaging, high-quality image capture with a reliable light source, and a magnifying lens for enhanced cervical imaging.
“Cervical cancer is a common disease with a high mortality rate. At the same time, it is rarely detected at the stage of precancerous changes, where it is still possible to prevent the development of oncology. The implementation of the project solves the problem of creating technological dominance in the country for the lack of solution in the field of portable colposcopy to equip feldsher-obstetric stations and mobile crews,” he said. and gynecology at the Institute of Pediatrics.
Until now, only foreign colposcopes were used in Russia, there were no Russian analogues for them. A prototype of the device is now being produced, after which it will be tested and the final version will be presented by the end of 2023.