Hilty, Matthias Peter http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2765-881X
Guerci, Philippe http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4664-1861
Ince, Yasin
Toraman, Fevzi
Ince, Can
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Zurich Walter und Gertrud Siegenthaler Foundation grant
Article History
Received: 12 December 2018
Accepted: 21 May 2019
First Online: 19 June 2019
Competing interests
: C.I. has developed SDF imaging, which is a handheld video microscope, and is listed as the inventor on related patents commercialized by MicroVision Medical (MVM) under a license from the Academic Medical Center (AMC). He receives no royalties or benefits from this license. He has been a consultant for MVM in the past but has not been involved with this company for more than five years now and holds no shares or stock. Braedius Medical, a company owned by a relative of C.I., has developed and designed a handheld microscope called CytoCam-IDF imaging. The images used in the present study were obtained using this technology. C.I. has no financial relationship with Braedius Medical of any sort, i.e., never owned shares, or received consultancy or speaker fees from Braedius Medical. C.I. runs an internet site called microcirculationacademy.org which offers educational courses and services related to clinical microcirculation. The remaining authors declare no competing interests.