draaslan/blood-cell-detection

Blood Cell Detection Dataset

Introduction

This dataset contains annotated red blood cells(RBC) and white blood cells(WBC) from peripheral blood smear taken from a light microscope.

About Blood Cell Detection Dataset

• Images are collected from peripheral blood smear slides on a light microscope with high magnification and resolution.
• It contains 100 annotated images with labeled RBC as 2237 and WBC as 103.
• Every image contains RGB channels and also is 256 pixels in both height and width.
• images folder contains image files as a png format. annotations.csv file contains both locations and labels.
• The total dataset file size is approximately 14MB.
• All PRs are welcome.

What is Peripheral Blood Smear?

A peripheral blood smear is a thin layer of blood smeared on a glass microscope slide and then stained in such a way as to allow the various blood cells to be examined microscopically. Blood films are examined in the investigation of hematological (blood) disorders and are routinely employed to look for blood parasites, such as those of malaria and filariasis. (Wikipedia)

Examination of the peripheral blood smear is an inexpensive but powerful diagnostic tool in both children and adults. In some ways it is becoming a "lost art" but it often provides rapid, reliable access to information about a variety of hematologic disorders. The smear offers a window into the functional status of the bone marrow, the factory producing all blood elements. It is particularly important when assessing cytopenic states (eg, anemia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia). Review of the smear is an important adjunct to other clinical data; in some cases, the peripheral smear alone is sufficient to establish a diagnosis. (UpToDate)

Licence

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