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A Standardized Approach to Extra-Oral and Intra-Oral Digital Photography
Published on: July 22, 2022
Low cost digital endoscopic photography
1Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Monklands Hospital, Airdrie, Scotland, UK. gbarr@nhs.net
Introduction:
Endoscopic digital photography usually involves expensive and often cumbersome equipment.
Aim:
This study aimed to construct a low cost adaptor with which to connect a budget-priced digital camera to a nasal endoscope, in order to enable inexpensive, good quality otology photography.
Method:
A method of making an adaptor from a simple plastic bottle top is described, and the photographic technique is outlined.
Results:
The adaptor fitted well with commonly used endoscopes, and excellent results were obtained.
Conclusion:
High quality digital endoscopic photographs can be obtained using a low cost compact digital camera fitted with a simple adaptor made from a plastic bottle top. Such a method would make digital photography via a rigid endoscope easily affordable worldwide.
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