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Initial Prototype of Low-Cost Stool Monitoring System for Early Detection of Diseases

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Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering (IWBBIO 2022)

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Abstract

Even though cancer is one of the most common diseases in the 21st century, early detection tests are still expensive and invasive. In this work, a initial stool monitoring prototype for the early detection of this disease is proposed. The emerging and growing concept of Internet of Things has been considered for the implementation of this prototype. So, MOX (Metal OXide, metal-oxide-semiconductor type) sensors to detect volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and a thermal camera are integrated into different development boards, which send the collected data of stool to monitoring it by means of an IoT platform. With the result of this initial prototype, a proof of concept has been obtained for testing with cancer experts.

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    José Luis López-Ruiz, David Díaz-Jiménez, Alicia Montoro-Lendínez & Macarena Espinilla

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López-Ruiz, J.L., Díaz-Jiménez, D., Montoro-Lendínez, A., Espinilla, M. (2022). Initial Prototype of Low-Cost Stool Monitoring System for Early Detection of Diseases. In: Rojas, I., Valenzuela, O., Rojas, F., Herrera, L.J., Ortuño, F. (eds) Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering. IWBBIO 2022. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 13346. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07704-3_24

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