Journal of Clinical Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
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Clinical Application of Endoscopy Using Smartphone

Hee-June Park1, Ull-Jai Sohn2, Geun-Hyo Kim3, In-Ho Bae3, Soo-Geun Wang3, Jae-Keun Cho3, Jin-Dong Kim4,*
1Department of Speech Rehabilitation, Choonhae College of Health Sciences, Ulsan, Korea
2IM Co., Ltd, Busan, Korea
3Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea
3Department of Speech and Hearing Therapy, Catholic University of Pusan, Busan, Korea
*교신저자: 김진동, 46252 부산광역시 금정구 오륜대로 57 부산가톨릭대학교 언어청각치료학과 전화 :(051) 510-0844·전송:(051) 510-0848 E-mail:jdkim@cup.ac.kr

© Copyright 2016 The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. This is an Open-Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Received: Mar 03, 2016; Revised: Apr 20, 2016; Accepted: May 18, 2016

Published Online: May 31, 2020

ABSTRACT

Background and Objectives: From patient monitoring and diagnostics to more efficient medical education and communication, smartphones serve a vital role in the practice of medicine today. This study was to evaluate the diagnostic capability of the smartphone installed with endoscopy adapter, as compared to the traditional endoscope, and to its investigate clinical utility. Material and Methods: This study enabled observation of internal body status using the portable light source device and camera of smartphone and rigid endoscope inside the ear, nose, and throat of adult man which cannot be directly observed with eyes of human, and obtained the image using the display and recording function of smartphone. Results: This study evaluated the photos obtained and use of endoscope examination using the smartphone. In the evaluation of photo image obtained, it obtained low score in comparison with the photo taken using the existing endoscope of clinics but no statistical significance was found. In the evaluation on use of endoscope examination using the smartphone, only ease of endoscope replacement and convenience on actual use showed statistical significance. Conclusions: In a clinical environment, satisfaction score showed relatively lower compared with the existing endoscopy, but it’s considered useful using for examination and diagnosis from U-healthcare, telemedicine, and emergency situation at low cost. (J Clinical Otolaryngol 2016;27:103-111)

Keywords: Endoscopy; Smartphone; U-health care; Mobile smart devices