Leukemia detection from blood smears

• Main Authors: Faivdullah, Lokman, Azahar, Farid, Htike@Muhammad Yusof, Zaw Zaw, Nyein Naing, Wai Yan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Engineering and Technology Publishing 2015
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/43045/1/20150428040825223.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/43045/; http://www.jomb.org/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=lists&catid=49
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Leukemia is a highly fatal hematologic cancer which starts in blood-forming tissue, such as bone marrow and triggers high production of immature and abnormal shaped blood cells. Skilled medical officers are required to diagnose leukemia from blood smears. This poses a problem in remote areas and rural areas where there is a shortage of qualified medical personnel. This paper proposes a computer-aided diagnosis system that can detect and classify leukemia from blood microscopic images. Satisfactory preliminary experimental results demonstrate the efficacy of our system