This Speculum-free_imaging_readme.txt file was generated on 20170425 by Mercy Nyamewaa Asiedu


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GENERAL INFORMATION
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1. Design and Preliminary Analysis of a Vaginal Inserter for Speculum-Free Cervical Cancer
Screening.


2. Author Information


Asiedu MN1,3*, Agudogo J1, Krieger M1,2, , Miros, R5,  Proeschold-Bell, RJ2,3, Schmitt JW3,4, Ramanujam N1,2,3
1Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America.  
2Center for Global WomenÕs Health Technologies, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America. 
3Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
4Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
53rd Stone Design, San Rafael, California, United States of America
Keywords: Speculum, Speculum-free, Self-screening, colposcopy, cervical cancer, diagnosis
*Corresponding author
Email:  mercy.asiedu@duke.edu
Postal address: 
Department Biomedical Engineering,
Duke University,
Gross Hall Rm 370,
Durham, NC, 27713
Phone: (919)Ê660-8476


3. Date of data collection (single date, range, approximate date) 
20160101 - 20160820


4. Geographic location of data collection (where was data collected?): Durham, North Carolina, United States of America


5. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data:
This work was supported by the National Institute of Health Quick Trials (Grant: 1R01CA195500 https://projectreporter.nih.govproject_info_description.cfm?projectnumber=1R01CA195 500-01) to NR and National Institute of Health Academic-Industrial Partnerships (Grant: 1R01CA193380 https://projectreporter.nih.gov/project_info_description.cfm?aid=8864360&icde=0) to NR. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. 3rd Stone Design provided support in the form of salaries for author RM, but did not have any additional role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. 


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DATA & FILE OVERVIEW
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1.Folder/ File List
        
	A. S2 Prototypes Images 
      Short description: Contains .PNG image files of the inserter prototypes described in the manuscript. These images include the billed expander, the curved tip inserter, the flat tip 
	  inserter and the silicone inserter. These files were created on 20170414.     


	B. S3 questionnaire_053117:        
      Short description: This is the pre- and post- examination survey that was provided to participating volunteers to fill out during the IRB approved clinical study.

        
	C. S4 Volunteer Images:        
      Short description: These contain 14 cervix images of volunteers who participated in the clinical study approved by the Duke institutional review board. Images are saved according to the date and time the image was taken. Some images are saved as .PNG files while others are saved as .JPG files. The folder was created on 20160727.


	D. S5 Phantom Images:        
      Short description: This is a zip file which contains folders ÒS6 Phantom images for different pressures for devicesÓ and ÒS7 Phantom images for tilted uterusÓ

	E. S6 Phantom images for different pressures for devices
      Short description: This contains 16 representative images as .tif files for images of the phantom cervix captured by different devices under 4 different pressures. The name of each image indicates the device and the pressure at which the image was captured. Bill corresponds to billed expander, flat corresponds to flat tip inserter, sil corresponds to silicone tip expander and spec corresponds to the speculum.

	F. S7 Phantom images for tilted uterus
      Short description: This contains 12 representative images as .tif files for images of the phantom cervix captured by the flat tip inserter, curved tip inserter and speculum under different uterine tilts. The name of each image indicates the device and the uterine tilt at which the image was captured. Ante corresponds to anteverted, retro corresponds to retoverted, norm corresponds to normal and side corresponds to sideverted. This file was created on 20160817.

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METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION
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1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: 
Protocol for finite element analysis: http://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.hrgb53w
Protocol for bench testing: http://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.hrhb536
Protocol for clinical testing: Pro00008173

2. Methods for processing the data: <describe how the submitted data were generated from the raw or collected data>
Methods for processing data can be found in methods section of the manuscript.