Microscopic Image Segmentation to Quantification of Leishmania Infection in Macrophages

Microscopic Image Segmentation to Quantification of Leishmania Infection in Macrophages

The determination of infection rate parameter from in vitro macrophages infected by Leishmania amastigotes is fundamental in the study of vaccine candidates and new drugs for the treatment of leishmaniasis. The conventional method that consists in the amastigotes count inside macrophages, normally i...

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Main Authors: Guilherme Coelho, Arlindo Rodrigues Galvão Filho, Rafael Viana-de-Carvalho, Gustavo Teodoro-Laureano, Samyra Almeida-da-Silveira, Clebio Eleutério-da-Silva, Rosa Maria Plácido Pereira, Anderson da Silva Soares, Telma Woerle de Lima Soares, Adriano Gomes-da-Silva, Hamilton Barbosa Napolitano, Clarimar José Coelho
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Centro Universitário de Anápolis 2020-03-01
Series:Fronteiras: Journal of Social, Technological and Environmental Science
Subjects:
amastigote count
image segmentation
environmental degradation
Online Access:http://periodicos.unievangelica.edu.br/index.php/fronteiras/article/view/3101

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