Smartphones in Medical Photography

Freites-Martínez, Azael; Hofmann‐Wellenhof, Rainer; Eber, Elena

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-24544-3_12

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“…More recently, high-speed data connections and high-quality cameras in smartphones have made it possible not only to create high-quality images in seconds, without the extensive training historically required to operate a high-resolution digital camera [ 3 ], but also to allow fast collaboration between clinicians by sharing medical photographs of patients [ 4 ].…”

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Medical Photography Usage Amongst Doctors at a Portuguese Hospital

Cura

Alves

Andrade

2022

IJERPH

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Technological advancements in smartphones have made it possible to create high-quality medical photographs, with the potential to revolutionise patient care. To ensure the security of the patient’s data, it is important that medical professionals receive informed consent from the patient, that physical conditions are met to take a photograph, and that these medical images are stored correctly. This study aimed to determine if medical professionals of an academic hospital make use of medical photography, and how the content is obtained, stored, transferred, and used. Methods: A 30-question questionnaire was distributed across 29 medical departments at Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João (CHUSJ), a tertiary referral and teaching hospital in Porto, Portugal, with approximately 900 medical professionals. Quantitative statistical methods were used to analyse questionnaire responses. Results: There were a total of 257 respondents. Of these, 93% used medical photography, 70% used it to document a patient’s clinical progress, 70% to ask for a second opinion, 56% for education, 65% for research and publication, and 68% to present at medical conferences. Medical photography was used by 33% weekly and 36% monthly, with 71% of respondents always asking for the patients’ consent before taking a photograph. Doctors aged 20–40 years used photography more often than doctors over 40 years of age to document the clinical progress of the patients (77% and 52%, respectively, p = 0.01) and to ask for a second opinion (78% and 52%, respectively, p < 0.001). Conclusions: Our study shows that medical photography is a common practice amongst medical doctors. However, appropriate measures need to be created to obtain patients’ consent, store images, and sure the security of patients’ information.

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