Amateur photographers aid in remote skin sore trial

A quality control check by a medical photographer deemed 97 per cent of the unmodified images were adequate for interpretation while digital storing each image in triplicate resulted in just 0.17 per cent of images being unavailable for outcome assessment. Credit: Dr Asha Bowen Paediatric infectious disease specialists are bringing novel skin sore research methods to WA in the form of a protocol allowing non-professional photographers to capture high-quality images of skin sores for use in treatment trials.

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