Detection of Leukemia Using Image Processing

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
A. Sivasangari ◽  
G. Sasikumar
Keyword(s):  
Image Processing ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Visual Inspection ◽  
Causes Of Death ◽  
Cure Rate ◽  
Blood Disorders ◽  
Detection And Diagnosis ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Early Detection And Diagnosis

Leukemia   disease   is one   of    the   leading   causes   of death   among   human. Its  cure  rate and  prognosis   depends   mainly   on  the  early  detection   and  diagnosis  of   the  disease. At  the  moment, identification  of  blood  disorders  is  through   visual  inspection  of  microscopic  images  by  examining  changes  like  texture, geometry, colour  and   statistical  analysis  of  images . This  project  aims  to  preliminary  of  developing  a  detection  of  leukemia  types  using   microscopic  blood  sample using MATLAB. Images  are  used  as  they  are  cheap  and  do  not  expensive  for testing  and  lab  equipment.

scholarly journals Anesthetic Management of a Child with β-Thalassemia Major and Cortical Venous Thrombosis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayank Tyagi ◽  
Surya K. Dube ◽  
Vanitha Rajagopalan ◽  
Gyaninder P. Singh
Keyword(s):  
Venous Thrombosis ◽  
Sinus Thrombosis ◽  
Anesthetic Management ◽  
Thalassemia Major ◽  
Severe Form ◽  
Thromboembolic Events ◽  
Blood Disorders ◽  
Decompressive Hemicraniectomy ◽  
Cerebral Sinus ◽  
Cortical Venous Thrombosis

Abstractβ-thalassemia are a group of inherited blood disorders with reduced hemoglobin levels. β-thalassemia major is the severe form of disease, and the patients often display an array of associated organ dysfunction which thus increase the risk associated with surgery and anesthesia. Patients with β-thalassemia major can have multiple pathological defects that may lead to thromboembolic events. Here, we report such a case who was complicated by occurrence of cerebral sinus thrombosis and presented for decompressive hemicraniectomy under general anesthesia. The anesthetic challenges during in such scenario have been discussed.

scholarly journals Validation of anaemia, haemorrhage and blood disorder reporting in hospital data in New South Wales, Australia

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather J. Baldwin ◽  
Tanya A. Nippita ◽  
Siranda Torvaldsen ◽  
Therese M. McGee ◽  
Kristen Rickard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Postpartum Haemorrhage ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Hospital Data ◽  
Blood Disorders ◽  
Blood Disorder ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Obstetric Haemorrhage ◽  
Tertiary Hospitals

Abstract Objective Hospital data are a useful resource for studying pregnancy complications, including bleeding-related conditions, however, the reliability of these data is unclear. This study aims to examine reliability of reporting of bleeding-related conditions, including anaemia, obstetric haemorrhage and blood disorders, and procedures, such as blood transfusion and hysterectomy, in coded hospital records compared with obstetric data from two large tertiary hospitals in New South Wales. Results There were 36,051 births between 2011 and 2015 included in the analysis. Anaemia and blood disorders were poorly reported in the hospital data, with sensitivity ranging from 2.5% to 24.8% (positive predictive value (PPV) 12.0–82.6%). Reporting of postpartum haemorrhage, transfusion and hysterectomy showed high sensitivity (82.8–96.0%, PPV 78.0–89.6%) while moderate consistency with the obstetric data was observed for other types of obstetric haemorrhage (sensitivity: 41.9–65.1%, PPV: 50.0–56.8%) and placental complications (sensitivity: 68.2–81.3%, PPV: 20.3–72.3%). Our findings suggest that hospital data may be a reliable source of information on postpartum haemorrhage, transfusion and hysterectomy. However, they highlight the need for caution for studies of anaemia and blood disorders, given high rates of uncoded and ‘false’ cases, and suggest that other sources of data should be sought where possible.

scholarly journals Implications of hematopoietic stem cells heterogeneity for gene therapies

Gene Therapy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy Epah ◽  
Richard Schäfer
Keyword(s):  
Immune Cell ◽  
Ex Vivo ◽  
Bone Marrow Failure ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Blood Disorders ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem ◽  
Therapeutic Concept ◽  
Gene Therapies ◽  
Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes ◽  
Immunodeficiency Syndrome

AbstractHematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is the therapeutic concept to cure the blood/immune system of patients suffering from malignancies, immunodeficiencies, red blood cell disorders, and inherited bone marrow failure syndromes. Yet, allogeneic HSCT bear considerable risks for the patient such as non-engraftment, or graft-versus host disease. Transplanting gene modified autologous HSCs is a promising approach not only for inherited blood/immune cell diseases, but also for the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. However, there is emerging evidence for substantial heterogeneity of HSCs in situ as well as ex vivo that is also observed after HSCT. Thus, HSC gene modification concepts are suggested to consider that different blood disorders affect specific hematopoietic cell types. We will discuss the relevance of HSC heterogeneity for the development and manufacture of gene therapies and in exemplary diseases with a specific emphasis on the key target HSC types myeloid-biased, lymphoid-biased, and balanced HSCs.

Microfluidic electrical impedance assessment of red blood cell mediated microvascular occlusion

Lab on a Chip ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuncheng Man ◽  
Debnath Maji ◽  
Ran An ◽  
Sanjay Ahuja ◽  
Jane A Little ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sickle Cell Disease ◽  
Blood Cell ◽  
Red Blood Cells ◽  
Sickle Cell ◽  
Red Blood Cell ◽  
Blood Cells ◽  
Electrical Impedance ◽  
Cell Disease ◽  
Blood Disorders

Alterations in the deformability of red blood cells (RBCs), occurring in hemolytic blood disorders such as sickle cell disease (SCD), contributes to vaso-occlusion and disease pathophysiology. However, there are few...

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