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John W. Schmitt

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University
Verified email at duke.edu
Cited by 535

Clinical significance of cerebrospinal fluid tests for neurosyphilis

LE Davis, JW Schmitt - Annals of neurology, 1989 - Wiley Online Library
From 1978 to 1987, 1,665 cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fluorescent treponemal antibody
absorption (CSF‐FTA‐ABS) tests were performed as the screening procedure for neurosyphilis. …

Development of algorithms for automated detection of cervical pre-cancers with a low-cost, point-of-care, pocket colposcope

…, JL Mueller, CT Lam, JW Schmitt… - IEEE Transactions …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Goal: In this paper, we propose methods for (1) automatic feature extraction and classification
for acetic acid and Lugol's iodine cervigrams and (2) methods for combining features/…

[HTML][HTML] Design of a novel low cost point of care tampon (POCkeT) colposcope for use in resource limited settings

…, JE Gallagher, B Asma, LC Muasher, JW Schmitt… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Current guidelines by WHO for cervical cancer screening in low- and middle-income
countries involves visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) of the cervix, followed by …

[HTML][HTML] Design and preliminary analysis of a vaginal inserter for speculum-free cervical cancer screening

…, MS Krieger, R Miros, RJ Proeschold-Bell, JW Schmitt… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
… The physician on the study (Schmitt, JW), assisted when the volunteer found it difficult to
find her cervix. Physician assistance came in the form of guidance on how to manipulate the …

Portable Pocket colposcopy performs comparably to standard‐of‐care clinical colposcopy using acetic acid and Lugol's iodine as contrast mediators: an …

…, LC Muasher, PT Taylor, JW Schmitt… - … Journal of Obstetrics …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Our goal was to develop a tele‐colposcopy platform for primary‐care clinics to
improve screening sensitivity and access. Specifically, we developed a low‐cost, portable …

[HTML][HTML] An integrated strategy for improving contrast, durability, and portability of a Pocket Colposcope for cervical cancer screening and diagnosis

…, MS Krieger, R Chitalia, D Dahl, P Taylor, JW Schmitt… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Introduction We have previously developed a portable Pocket Colposcope for cervical cancer
screening in resource-limited settings. In this manuscript we report two different strategies (…

Racial and ethnic differences in acceptability of urine and cervico-vaginal sample self-collection for HPV-based cervical cancer screening

…, Y Liu, Q Li, K Miele, SA Desai, JW Schmitt… - Journal of Women's …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Background: We compared women's acceptability of urine and cervico-vaginal sample self-collection
for high-risk (oncogenic) human papillomavirus (hrHPV) testing and assessed …

In-screw cement augmentation for iliosacral screw fixation in posterior ring pathologies with insufficient bone stock

MA König, S Hediger, JW Schmitt, T Jentzsch… - European Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Background Minimal invasive screw fixation is common for treating posterior pelvic ring
pathologies, but lack of bone quality may cause anchorage problems. The aim of this study was …

International image concordance study to compare a point-of-care tampon colposcope with a standard-of-care colposcope

…, A Wanyoro, R Mehrotra, JW Schmitt… - Journal of lower …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Objective Barriers to cervical cancer screening in low-resource settings include lack of
accessible, high-quality services, high cost, and the need for multiple visits. To address these …

Management's role in information system development failures: a case study

JW Schmitt, KA Kozar - MIS Quarterly, 1978 - JSTOR
This paper presents an example of an unsuccessful information systems development. The
development failure is analyzed in case form, defined by nonuse of the system for its …