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Novel image processing approach to detect malaria
Sara FinauriniJavier GarciaDan CojocDavid MasZeev ZalevskyBelén FerrerVicente Micósubject
MicroscopyPixelComputer sciencebusiness.industryMalaria detectionPattern recognitionImage processingNanotechnologymedicine.diseaseAtomic and Molecular Physics and OpticsElectronic Optical and Magnetic MaterialsBiomedicineOpticsImage processingparasitic diseasesmedicinesense organsArtificial intelligenceElectrical and Electronic EngineeringPhysical and Theoretical ChemistrybusinessMalariaÓpticadescription
In this paper we present a novel image processing algorithm providing good preliminary capabilities for in vitro detection of malaria. The proposed concept is based upon analysis of the temporal variation of each pixel. Changes in dark pixels mean that inter cellular activity happened, indicating the presence of the malaria parasite inside the cell. Preliminary experimental results involving analysis of red blood cells being either healthy or infected with malaria parasites, validated the potential benefit of the proposed numerical approach. S.F. acknowledges the grant from Area Science Park of Trieste. J.G. acknowledges the support he got from project FIS2013-47548-P. D.M. and B.F. acknowledge the support from Project BIA2011-22704.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-01 |