BLOOD SNAP - Blood Group Detection using Image Processing

In case of emergency blood transfusion, identification of the blood group is essential to verify the donor’s blood type. It is a fast as well as a simple procedure to ensure the right type of blood is being given to you in surgeries or wounded cases. Incompatible blood intake can be fatal and can also cause agglutination. Conducting some specific tests before the blood transfusion process is important. One of the tests carried out immediately before blood transfusion in emergency cases is the determination of blood type.Microscopy has at times been found to be unsuitable because of its long processing time and the difficulty in repeating the results. The test publisher should be an expert. Therefore, image-processing software has been developed which detects the blood group in an emergency situation by analyzing the digital images acquired from the slide test. After processing the images that are captured, the blood group can be identified by observing the clumping of the blood. Thus, this automated developed technique will help in the identification of the blood group using the concept of image processing.