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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Evaluating the Performance of Deep Learning Frameworks for Malaria Parasite Detection Using Microscopic Images of Peripheral Blood Smears.

Dilber Uzun Ozsahin, Mubarak Taiwo Mustapha, Basil Bartholomew Duwa, Ilker Ozsahin

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Dilber Uzun OzsahinDepartment of Medical Diagnostic Imaging, College of Health Science, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, United Arab Emirates.
Mubarak Taiwo MustaphaOperational Research Centre in Healthcare, Near East University, TRNC Mersin 10, Nicosia 99138, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0001-8653-3809
Basil Bartholomew DuwaOperational Research Centre in Healthcare, Near East University, TRNC Mersin 10, Nicosia 99138, Turkey.
Ilker OzsahinOperational Research Centre in Healthcare, Near East University, TRNC Mersin 10, Nicosia 99138, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-3141-6805
Near East University · CYCornell University · USUniversity of Sharjah · AE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Malaria is a significant health concern in many third-world countries, especially for pregnant women and young children. It accounted for about 229 million cases and 600,000 mortality globally in 2019. Hence, rapid and accurate detection is vital. This study is focused on achieving three goals. The first is to develop a deep learning framework capable of automating and accurately classifying malaria parasites using microscopic images of thin and thick peripheral blood smears. The second is to report which of the two peripheral blood smears is the most appropriate for use in accurately detecting malaria parasites in peripheral blood smears. Finally, we evaluate the performance of our proposed model with commonly used transfer learning models. We proposed a convolutional neural network capable of accurately predicting the presence of malaria parasites using microscopic images of thin and thick peripheral blood smears. Model evaluation was carried out using commonly used evaluation metrics, and the outcome proved satisfactory. The proposed model performed better when thick peripheral smears were used with accuracy, precision, and sensitivity of 96.97%, 97.00%, and 97.00%. Identifying the most appropriate peripheral blood smear is vital for improved accuracy, rapid smear preparation, and rapid diagnosis of patients, especially in regions where malaria is endemic.

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blood smeardetectionmalariaparasitetransfer learning

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