[
    {
        "id": "osp-10575",
        "type": "article-journal",
        "title": "The Ethics and Legality of Using Personal Smartphones to take Medical Photographs",
        "author": [
            {
                "family": "Al-Balushi",
                "given": "Amal A."
            }
        ],
        "URL": "https://omanscience.com/ar/articles/the-ethics-and-legality-of-using-personal-smartphones-to-take-medical-photographs",
        "language": "en",
        "issued": {
            "date-parts": [
                [
                    2025
                ]
            ]
        },
        "container-title": "Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal",
        "volume": "19",
        "issue": "2",
        "page": "e99-102",
        "DOI": "10.18295/squmj.2019.19.02.003",
        "publisher": "Sultan Qaboos University",
        "ISSN": "2075-051X",
        "abstract": "Photography in the medical profession is an asset that may help during patients’ follow-up, monitoring the progression of diseases, getting a second opinion and in medical educational activities. Advances in technology, specifically smartphones, have enabled medical professionals to obtain high-quality photographs with minimal effort and photography experience. This article discusses the ethics and legality of using personal smartphones in a medical professional setting for medical photography. Written informed consent should always be obtained from the patient and should include details about how the photographs will be used."
    }
]