Affordable artificial intelligence-based digital pathology for neglected tropical diseases: A proof-of-concept for the detection of soil-transmitted helminths and Schistosoma mansoni eggs in Kato-Katz stool thick smears.

• Main Authors: Peter Ward (Author), Peter Dahlberg (Author), Ole Lagatie (Author), Joel Larsson (Author), August Tynong (Author), Johnny Vlaminck (Author), Matthias Zumpe (Author), Shaali Ame (Author), Mio Ayana (Author), Virak Khieu (Author), Zeleke Mekonnen (Author), Maurice Odiere (Author), Tsegaye Yohannes (Author), Sofie Van Hoecke (Author), Bruno Levecke (Author), Lieven J Stuyver (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>With the World Health Organization's (WHO) publication of the 2021-2030 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) roadmap, the current gap in global diagnostics became painfully apparent. Improving existing diagnostic standards with state-of-the-art technology and artifi...