Smartphone-enabled otoscopy: method evaluation in clinical practice

ABSTRACT: Highlights • The images allowed a reliable diagnosis of ear pathologies.• There was a high diagnostic agreement between the two evaluated methods.• The feasibility of using the device in clinical practice was demonstrated.

Objective

To assess the diagnostic agreement between smartphone-enabled otoscopy and rigid otoendoscopy in tympanic membrane and middle ear diseases.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was carried out to analyze otoscopies in patients seen at a general otorhinolaryngology (ORL) outpatient clinic, from June to December 2019. Eighty-three images of patients obtained from otoscopies performed through a smartphone device and a rigid endoscope were included, recorded, and stored for further analysis. The images were first analyzed by an experienced otologist, w

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC9874339 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature