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Stockholders' Equity and Convertible Preferred Stock (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			12 Months Ended
	Mar. 19, 2018	Jul. 18, 2017	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)			$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Net proceeds from shares			$ 2,700	$ 2,095
IPO [Member]
Number of shares issued	2,222,222
Shares issued price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.35
Net proceeds from issuance of stock	$ 3,000
Underwriting Agreement [Member] \| Laidlaw & Company (UK) Ltd. [Member]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 0.0001
Shares issued price per share (in dollars per share)		$ 2.00
Underwriting Agreement [Member] \| Laidlaw & Company (UK) Ltd. [Member]
Number of shares issued		1,250,000
Gross proceeds from shares		$ 2,500
Net proceeds from shares		$ 2,100