# A Novel, Low-Cost, Handheld, 3D Imaging System for Improved Screening of Cervical Neoplasia in Resource Limited Settings

> **NIH NIH R43** · PENSIEVISION, INC. · 2021 · $400,000

## Abstract

Abstract
 Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable and treatable forms of cancer, reflected
by the fact that its incidence has significantly fallen in most of the developed world over the past
30 years, largely due to effective screening and treatment programs. In developing countries
and also in socio-economic disadvantaged areas of developed countries, many women lack
convenient access to affordable and high-quality programs to save their lives. Currently, more
than a million women worldwide have cervical cancer. Most of these women do not have access
to diagnoses and treatments that could cure them or prolong their lives. In 2012, >500,000 new
cases of cervical cancer were diagnosed worldwide, and >250,000 of these women died of the
disease -- nearly 90% in low- to middle-income countries. Deaths due to cervical cancer are
projected to rise by almost 25% over the next 10 years without proper interventions. New
technological developments offer the potential to make comprehensive cervical cancer care
feasible and affordable in low- and middle-income countries, and to mitigate the skyrocketing
healthcare costs in the developed world. In response, we have recently developed (through
support from an NSF-SBIR award) a portable, low-cost, simple-to-use, telemedicine- and
patient-friendly innovative imaging system that can help advance toward the screen-and-treat
strategy for cervical cancer prevention advocated by the World Health Organization. In this
phase I study, we will develop and establish feasibility of our screening protocols and advance
the overall technology.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10259051
- **Project number:** 1R43CA254586-01A1
- **Recipient organization:** PENSIEVISION, INC.
- **Principal Investigator:** Joseph Carson
- **Activity code:** R43 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $400,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2021-08-01 → 2022-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10259051

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10259051, A Novel, Low-Cost, Handheld, 3D Imaging System for Improved Screening of Cervical Neoplasia in Resource Limited Settings (1R43CA254586-01A1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10259051. Licensed CC0.

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