Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Purpose
to diagnose bacterial pneumonia in children from developing countries where X-ray is unavailable by developing a low-cost, portable thermal imaging system for a smartphone to detect asymmetric “hot spots” of high temperatures in the lungs
Division
Global Health
Date
October 2015
Region Served
GLOBAL
Committed amount
$100,000
Grant topic
Discovery and Translational Sciences
Duration (months)
25
Grantee location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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