SBIR/STTR Research Award
COMPUTER NAIL BED CAPILLAROSCOPY
Award amount
$50,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1991Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- WESTERN RESEARCH COMPANY, INC.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CONSTRUCT AND EVALUATE A DEDICATED COMPUTERIZED DIGITAL IMAGING SYSTEM FOR NAIL BED CAPILLAROSCOPY THAT WILL BE USEFUL IN THE CLINICAL, RESEARCH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT. THIS SYSTEM WILL PROMOTE MORE EFFECTIVE USE OF THIS DIAGNOSTIC TEST THROUGH IMPROVED IMAGING OF THE NAIL BED CAPILLARIES, EASILY OBTAINED QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENT OF CAPILLARY CHARACTERISTICS, IMPROVED DOCUMENTATION OF EXAM, ENHANCED CAPABILITY TO PERFORM RESEARCH ON THE TECHNIQUE AND BY PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL TOOL TO TEACH THE TECHNIQUE TO PHYSICIANS.
Technology keywords
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