Scanner for Lymphatic filariasis (IMAGE)

Washington University in St. Louis

Scanner for Lymphatic filariasis

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A portable scanning device produces a 3-D reconstruction of swollen legs (above) caused by lymphatic filariasis, a disease that infects millions globally. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and colleagues in Sri Lanka will use the device to collect limb measurements for a clinical research trial examining whether the antibiotic doxycycline can reduce the severity of swelling.

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Michael J. Weiler/LymphaTech

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