Abstract:
Fast and cost-effective production of blood count reports is of paramount importance in
the healthcare industry especially during pandemic situations. The traditional method of
manual count under the microscope yield inaccurate results and put an intolerable amount
of stress on the Medical Laboratory Technicians (MLT). On the other hand, although
there are hardware solutions such as the "Automated Haematology Counter", developing
countries like Sri Lanka are not capable of deploying such prohibitively expensive
machines in every hospital and laboratory in the country. As a solution to this problem,
this research project aims to provide a software-based cost-effective and an efficient
alternative in recognising and analysing blood cells.
