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The blood sample is collected by pricking the patient’s fingertip with a lancet, similar to the sample collected for testing diabetes. Following this, the sample is placed on a blood testing glass slide. The slide is then placed into a slot in the machine and laser beams are shot through the sample, which projects a pattern that is captured by a camera.

The subsequent images collected from the tests differentiate between healthy and unhealthy blood cells. Blood cells of a healthy person appear perfectly round under laser light. However, the ring is destroyed in unhealthy cells, giving it a scattered appearance.

This pattern is analysed by an algorithm which compares it with thousands of other samples to determine whether the person is healthy or sick.