Open AccessClinical photography in dermatology using smartphones: An overview
Author(s) -
Karalikkattil T. Ashique,
Feroze Kaliyadan,
Sanjeev Aurangabadkar
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian dermatology online journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-5673
pISSN - 2229-5178
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5178.156381
Subject(s) - photography , medicine , specialty , dermatology , medical physics , optometry , visual arts , pathology , art
The smartphone is one of the biggest revolutions in the era of information technology. Its built in camera offers several advantages. Dermatologists, who handle a specialty that is inherently visual, are most benefited by this handy technology. Here in this article, we attempt to provide an overview of smartphone photography in clinical dermatology in order to help the dermatologist to get the best out of the available camera for clinical imaging and storage.