TechTalk – Capturing More than a Beautiful Picture – Applying Smartphone Imaging to Clinical Screening and Monitoring
November 11, 2025 (Tuesday) 4:00pm-5:00pm
Smartphone cameras are advancing rapidly every year. While smarter smartphone photography can now produce stunning, eye-appealing photos, it can also be applied to clinical applications. In this Tech Talk, Professor Terence Leung will share their team’s experiences in using smartphones to (a) screen newborn babies for significant jaundice in Ghana and the UK, (b) screen pregnant women in India and young children in Ghana for anaemia, and (c) monitoring the deterioration (decompensation) of cirrhosis patients. Technical issues such as the effects of ambient lighting, differences in the spectral sensitives of colour sensors in different smartphones, and other environmental effects will also be discussed. The talk will end with a discussion on the future trend in smartphone imaging and its impacts on medical imaging.