Segmentation and Classification of White Blood Cells Using the UNet

• Published in: Contrast Media & Molecular Imaging Vol. 2022; no. 1; p. 5913905
• Main Authors: Alharbi, Amal H., Aravinda, C. V., Lin, Meng, Venugopala, P. S., Reddicherla, Phalgunendra, Shah, Mohd Asif
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi 2022; Wiley
• Subjects: Algorithms; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; Leukocytes; Research Article; Software

In the bone marrow, plasma cells are made up of B lymphocytes and are a type of WBC. These plasma cells produce antibodies that help to keep bacteria and viruses at bay, thus preventing inflammation. This presents a major challenge for segmenting blood cells, since numerous image processing methods...