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 Ghent University
BackgroundWith 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 artificial intelligence has the potential to close this gap. Methodology/Principal findingsWe prototyped an artificial intelligence-based digital pathology (AI-DP) device to explore ...