02497ntm a2200253 a 4500 vtls000073790 KUKTEM 20251114204542.0 130815t2012 my da f m 000 0 eng d THE0007088(Local) 201906131104 hanafiah 201308151041 Fida UMP TK8315 .S53 2012 rs Bc. Nur Shahida Nawi The detection and summation of squamous epithelial cells for sputum quality testing / Nur Shahida Nawi Kuantan, Pahang : UMP, 2012 xvii, 56 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. + 1 CD-ROM Project paper (Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (Electronics)) -- Universiti Malaysia Pahang - 2012 Bibliography : p. 44-45 Sputum is mucus that coughs up from the lower airways, which consists of cells such as squamous epithelial cells (SEC), pus cells, macrophages and other cells. SEC that found in sputum is an epithelium characterized by its most superficial layer consisting of flat cells, known as skin cells. Sputum with good quality is important to detect diseases. The quality of sputum is determined using Bartlett‟s Criteria by considering the score of SEC, pus cell(neutrophils) and macroscopy. If the total score is 1 and above, the sputum will be cultured and the specimens will be proceed accordingly. Whereas if the total score is 0 and below, the process of sputum will stop. For squamous epithelial cells, the score is 0 if SEC is less than 10.Whereas if SEC is between 10 to 25, the score is -1 and the score is -2 if the number of SEC is greater than 25. Currently, the detection of SEC in sputum is manually done by technologists. However, the problems if the human do are time consuming and human constraint. So, another method is needed which is by automated vision system using image processing technique in. Image processing such as image segmentation is used to detect and count the number of SEC.Then, the result of SEC is displayed using graphical user interface (GUI). The advantage of GUI is to make computer operation more intuitive and thus easier to use. In conclusion, squamous epithelial cells can be detected using image processing and the score of SEC is determined. Lastly, the percentage of error for this project is calculated. Image intensifiers Electronic cameras 0 0 0 1 20000 20000 2019-09-04 0 TK8315 .S53 2012 rs Bc. 0000071314 2019-09-04 00:00:00 1 2019-09-04 PSM 0 0 0 1 20000 20000 2019-09-04 0 CD 6711 | TK8315 .S53 2012 rs Bc. 0000071315 2019-09-04 00:00:00 1 2019-09-04 PSM VIRTUA40 4003 4009 VTLSSORT0080*0200*0400*0900*1000*2450*2600*3000*5020*5040*5200*6500*6501*9992