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Non-Invasive Cholesterol Measurement with Eye Image Analysis

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Project Overview

Heart disease is currently the leading cause of death in the United States, and is often a result of heritable high cholesterol levels in an individual. In hopes to lessen these American fatalities, medical systems are moving towards prevention techniques rather than treatments. However, the current clinical measurement of cholesterol is rather invasive and time consuming for both physician and patient. Therefore, a novel non-invasive device that measures and screens for high serum cholesterol levels early in a patient’s life is left highly desired. Development and analysis of three potential designs to improve these conditions were conducted, resulting in a winning design called The Dual Diode Test. Unlike the current procedure, this design incorporates the study and behavior of light as a means of rapid, non-invasive measurements through the skin. However, utilizing optics to detect cholesterol levels is not well researched publicly; therefore, an experimental component on the validity of wavelength absorbances must be explored in addition to hardware and software fabrication of a prototype.

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Team members from left to right: Ben, David, Margaret, Siddhant, Nick
Team members from left to right: Ben, David, Margaret, Siddhant, Nick

Contact Information

Team Members

  • Margaret Edman - Team Leader
  • Mr. Siddhant Jain - Communicator
  • David Beedle - BSAC
  • Benjamin Ayd - BWIG
  • Nicholas Mathew - BPAG

Advisor and Client

  • Prof. Beth Meyerand - Advisor
  • Dr. Nicholas Von Bergen - Client
  • Matthew Knoespel - Alternate Contact
  • Philip Terrien - Alternate Contact

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