Improving quantitation of malaria parasite burden with digital image analysis

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 102, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1062-1063

  Frean, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Digital image analysis; Malaria; Parasite burden; Parasites; Quantitation; Technology

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; MALARIA VACCINE;

CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIGITAL IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; ERYTHROCYTE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALARIA; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROGNOSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; THERAPY RESISTANCE; VACCINATION;

ANIMALS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 53349128642     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.04.017     Document Type: Review

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