Morphologic and chromatic parameters of erythrocytes infected with Plasmodium vivax in thin peripheral blood smears
- VernacularTitle:外周血薄涂片中间日疟原虫寄生红细胞的形态和颜色特征
- Author:
Dong WANG
;
Wei WU
;
Jianru YANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Plasmodium vivax;
Digital image processing;
Morphologic parameter;
Chromatic parameter
- From:
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control
1989;0(04):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the digital morphological and chromatic characteristics of erythrocytes infected with Plasmodium vivax. Methods The images of both normal and P. vivax infected erythrocytes were segmented and measured for morphologic parameters including area, length, breadth, perimeter, roundness, aspect ratio, equivalent circle diameter, as well as chromatic parameters including saturation and color (red, green, blue). A statistic analysis was performed for these parameters. Results Both morphological and chromatic parameters showed high significant differences between the normal and the infected erythrocytes, and high significant differences between the normal and the erythrocytes infected with different stages of P. vivax. Conclusion The differences mentioned above could be used as the basis for automatic identification of P.vivax in thin peripheral blood smears.
