Plasmodium Autocount 0.1 – Count Red Blood Cells infected with Plasmodium

Plasmodium Autocount 0.1

:: DESCRIPTION

Plasmodium Autocount automatically identify red blood cells and red blood cells infected with Plasmodium in a set of images. The software identifies cells using a circlular Hough transform, then looks for stained spots within cells as evidence of infection. Identified cells that are misshapen (debris on the slide) or have too much stain (white blood cells) are discarded.

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::DEVELOPER

Victorian Bioinformatics Consortium

:: SCREENSHOTS

N/A

:: REQUIREMENTS

  • Linux / MacOsX / Windows
  • Python

:: DOWNLOAD

 Plasmodium Autocount

:: MORE INFORMATION

Citation

Malar J. 2010 Dec 1;9:348. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-9-348.
Automated estimation of parasitaemia of Plasmodium yoelii-infected mice by digital image analysis of Giemsa-stained thin blood smears.
Ma C, Harrison P, Wang L, Coppel RL.