Image processing and machine learning in the morphological analysis of blood cells.

Journal: International journal of laboratory hematology
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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: This review focuses on how image processing and machine learning can be useful for the morphological characterization and automatic recognition of cell images captured from peripheral blood smears.

Authors

  • J Rodellar
    Department of Mathematics, Barcelona Est Engineering School, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
  • S Alférez
    Department of Mathematics, Barcelona Est Engineering School, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
  • A Acevedo
    Department of Mathematics, Barcelona Est Engineering School, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
  • A Molina
    Biomedical Diagnostic Center Core Laboratory, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain.
  • A Merino
    Biomedical Diagnostic Center Core Laboratory, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain.