A pap-smear analysis tool (PAT) for detection of cervical cancer from pap-smear images

Abstract Background Cervical cancer is preventable if effective screening measures are in place. Pap-smear is the commonest technique used for early screening and diagnosis of cervical cancer. However, the manual analysis of the pap-smears is error prone due to human mistake, moreover, the process i...

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Main Authors: Wasswa William, Andrew Ware, Annabella Habinka Basaza-Ejiri, Johnes Obungoloch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:BioMedical Engineering OnLine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12938-019-0634-5