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Color mix: accurate oximetry
Proposed smartphone colorimeter measures at a common anatomical site (ROI) for pulse oximetry. By capturing images of the skin and calculating a standardized color metric known as the individual typology angle (ITA), the team showed that smartphones can produce accurate skin-tone readings comparable to those of expensive clinical devices. Credit: J. A. Burrow/Morgan State and Brown University.
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