1. Novel image processing approach to detect malaria
- Author
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Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Óptica, Farmacología y Anatomía, Universidad de Alicante. Instituto Universitario de Física Aplicada a las Ciencias y las Tecnologías, Mas, David, Ferrer, Belén, Cojoc, Dan, Finaurini, Sara, Mico, Vicente, Garcia, Javier, Zalevsky, Zeev, Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Óptica, Farmacología y Anatomía, Universidad de Alicante. Instituto Universitario de Física Aplicada a las Ciencias y las Tecnologías, Mas, David, Ferrer, Belén, Cojoc, Dan, Finaurini, Sara, Mico, Vicente, Garcia, Javier, and Zalevsky, Zeev
- Abstract
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.
- Published
- 2015