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Here, we evaluate 2 low-cost electronic reporting strategies, text messaging, and a novel image-based alternative, for acceptability and accuracy.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We developed and tested a 2-stage optical character recognition (OCR) model to \u201cread\u201d a BP monitor display from patient-provided cellphone photographs. We then conducted a crossover trial to test the accuracy and acceptability of image-based BP reporting with having patients report BP measurements by text messaging. We compared the response rates and values obtained from photo uploads to those from text messages.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The majority of the 50 respondents submitted most of the requested data. We received an average of 12\/14 texted BP responses and 11.3\/14 photo responses from participants. Only 4 participants sent neither text nor photo responses. In addition, our OCR model achieved 98.3% accuracy when \u201creading\u201d BP values from images of sufficient quality (17.9% were rejected for quality issues), and the average BP reported by subjects did not differ between our text and image-based methods.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We were able to successfully \u201cread\u201d BP values from photos of BP monitors sent by participants. 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