Illumination correction and analysis of two-dimensional microscopy images of Loa loa microfilariae

This thesis addresses the problem of detecting a common parasitic micro laria that causes loaisis, a major disease problem in Central and Western Africa. The dose of medicine to be administered to the patient is proportional to the estimated number of micro lariae in the patient's body. Therefo...

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Main Author: Al-Tam, Faroq (author)
Format: doctoralThesis
Language:eng
Published: 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/10795
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/10795