Autofocusing and image segmentation in microscopy for automatic detection of tuberculosis in sputum smears
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 89-92). === The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that tuberculosis (TB) is a global emergency. With the common combination of TB and AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa, the number of people dying from TB has increased enormously (WHO, 1996). The smart...
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Format: | Dissertation |
Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2014
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3198 |