A deep convolutional neural network for classification of red blood cells in sickle cell anemia.
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hematological disorder leading to blood vessel occlusion accompanied by painful episodes and even death. Red blood cells (RBCs) of SCD patients have diverse shapes that reveal important biomechanical and bio-rheological characteristics, e.g. their density, fragility, a...
Main Authors: | , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2017-10-01
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Series: | PLoS Computational Biology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005746 |