Chapter 1

Microscopy Cancer Cell Imaging in B-lineage Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Anubha Gupta1, Shiv Gehlot1 and Ritu Gupta2,    1Department of ECE, indraprastha Institute of Information Technology-Delhi (IIIT-D), IIIT Delhi, Delhi, India,    2All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India

Abstract

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a type of white blood cancer, in which the B- and T- lymphocytes are affected. This cancer constitutes approximately 20% of the pediatric cancers. Morphologically, the normal progenitor cells and cancer blood cells when present at low numbers appear similar under the microscope to the naked eye, and the preliminary tests are based on the cancerous cell count. Moreover, the conventional tests ...

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