PMID- 16078623
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20051006
LR  - 20190911
IS  - 0090-6964 (Print)
IS  - 0090-6964 (Linking)
VI  - 33
IP  - 6
DP  - 2005 Jun
TI  - Smart HIV testing system.
PG  - 841-6
AB  - The quick HIV testing method called "MiraWell Rapid HIV Test" uses a specialized 
      testing kit to determine whether an individual's blood is contaminated with the 
      HIV virus or not. When a drop of blood is placed on the center of the testing 
      kit, a simple pattern will appear in the middle of the kit to indicate the test 
      status, i.e., positive or negative. This HIV test should be done in a small 
      clinic or in a lab and the test must be conducted by a trained technician. A 
      smart HIV testing system was developed through this research to eliminate the 
      human error that is associated with the use of the quick HIV testing kits. Also, 
      the smart HIV system will improve the testing productivity in comparison to those 
      achieved by the trained technicians. In this research, we have developed a 
      cost-effective system that analyzes the image produced by the HIV kits. We have 
      used a System-On-Chip (SOC) design approach based on the Field Programmable Gate 
      Array (FPGA) technology and the Xilinx Virtex SOC chip in building the system's 
      prototype. The system used a CMOS digital camera to capture the image and an FPGA 
      chip to process the captured image and send the testing results to the display 
      unit. The system can be used in small clinics and pharmacies and eliminates the 
      need for trained technicians. The system has been tested successfully and 98% of 
      the tests were correct.
FAU - El Kateeb, Ali
AU  - El Kateeb A
AD  - Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, The University of Michigan, 4901 
      Evergreen Road, Dearborn, MI 48128-1491, USA. elkateeb@umd.umich.edu
FAU - Law, Peter
AU  - Law P
FAU - Chan, King
AU  - Chan K
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - Ann Biomed Eng
JT  - Annals of biomedical engineering
JID - 0361512
SB  - IM
MH  - *HIV
MH  - HIV Infections/*diagnosis
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Lab-On-A-Chip Devices
MH  - Microchip Analytical Procedures/*methods
MH  - Reproducibility of Results
MH  - Sensitivity and Specificity
MH  - Serologic Tests/instrumentation/methods
EDAT- 2005/08/05 09:00
MHDA- 2005/10/07 09:00
CRDT- 2005/08/05 09:00
PHST- 2005/08/05 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2005/10/07 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2005/08/05 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1007/s10439-005-2784-9 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Ann Biomed Eng. 2005 Jun;33(6):841-6. doi: 10.1007/s10439-005-2784-9.