TY - JOUR ID - TI - Microscopic Imaging of Red Cell Aggregation with Photoacoustic Technique AU - Saman H. Majeed, Jamal A. Hasan, Eman G. Khalil PY - 2022 VL - 18 IS - 4 SP - 3 EP - 8 JO - Iraqi Journal of Applied Physics المجلة العراقية للفيزياء التطبيقية SN - 18132065 23091673 AB - Photoacoustic Imaging is a hybrid modality of optical contrast and acoustic resolution of a qualitative leap and a new technology for imaging the micro-structure of the blood. The infections and cardiovascular diseases were the main cause of intravascular RBCs aggregations. In this study, the modern detection of RBCs aggregation can be obtained by the combination of photoacoustic technology with artificial intelligence technology. The power of the photoacoustic signal was measured to detect RBCs aggregation that’s indicate to ESR value. Analysis of RBCs microscope images by threshold algorithm detects the ratio of red color to other colors or ratio of RBCs to the background (gray level). Thus the evaluation of the RBCs aggregation level is done, which indicates to Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) level. The photoacoustic technique takes about 10 minutes compared to a manual ESR test which takes an hour, also early detects and predicts cardiovascular disorders in future.

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