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Area of Science:

  • Clinical Chemistry
  • Medical Diagnostics
  • Biomedical Engineering

Background:

  • Traditional urinalysis relies on color comparison with reference sheets, which are prone to visual errors and difficult to interpret.
  • Subtle color differences on reagent pads are challenging to distinguish, especially with spatially separated color swatches.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an improved reference array arrangement for urine test strips to enhance visual accuracy.
  • To propose a smartphone-based algorithm for automated urinalysis interpretation.

Main Methods:

  • A new doughnut chart arrangement for reference color swatches was designed, surrounding each reagent pad on the strip.
  • A colorimetric detection algorithm was developed to evaluate captured images of the test strip under various color spaces.
  • The system was tested for ten different urine tests under diverse environmental illumination conditions.

Main Results:

  • The new strip design allows for naked-eye evaluation without an additional reference sheet.
  • The smartphone application provides accurate, on-the-spot diagnostic results.
  • The proposed system demonstrated accurate performance without calibration requirements, suitable for real-life applications.

Conclusions:

  • The redesigned urine test strip and smartphone application offer a user-friendly and accurate method for urinalysis.
  • This innovation addresses the limitations of traditional visual interpretation, reducing errors and improving accessibility.