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Wavelength Markers for Malaria (Plasmodium Falciparum) Infected and Uninfected Red Blood Cells for Ring and Trophozoite Stages

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dc.contributor.author Opoku-Ansah, Jerry
dc.contributor.author Eghan, Moses Jojo
dc.contributor.author Anderson, Benjamin
dc.contributor.author Boampong, Johnson Nyarko
dc.date.accessioned 2023-10-05T09:25:04Z
dc.date.available 2023-10-05T09:25:04Z
dc.date.issued 2014-02-20
dc.identifier.issn 1916-9639
dc.identifier.issn 1916-9647
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9039
dc.description.abstract Malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, uses haemoglobin in host red blood cells (RBCs) as a major source of nutrient in ring and trophozoite stages. This brings about changes in the morphology and functional characteristics of the RBCs. We investigate malaria infected RBCs and uninfected RBCs-ring and trophozoite stages using multispectral imaging technique. Four spectral bands were found to be markers for identifying infected and uninfected RBCs: 435 nm and 660 nm were common markers for the two stages whiles 590 nm and 625 nm were markers for the ring and the trophozoite stages respectively. These four spectral bands may offer potential diagnostic markers for identifying infected and uninfected RBCs, as well as distinguishing ring and trophozoite stages. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Canadian Center of Science and Education en_US
dc.subject multispectral imaging en_US
dc.subject Plasmodium falciparum en_US
dc.subject red blood cells (RBCs) en_US
dc.subject principal component analysis (PCA) en_US
dc.title Wavelength Markers for Malaria (Plasmodium Falciparum) Infected and Uninfected Red Blood Cells for Ring and Trophozoite Stages en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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