AUTOMATIC SEGMENTATION OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS IN ZIEHL-NEELSEN SPUTUM SLIDE IMAGES USING SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINES

Selen Ayas, Murat Ekinci

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