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Artificial intelligence-powered microscopy: Transforming the landscape of parasitology.

De Niz M; Center for Advanced Microscopy and Nikon Imaging Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.; Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA., Pereira SS; Católica Biomedical Research Centre, Católica Medical School, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon, Portugal., Kirchenbuechler D; Center for Advanced Microscopy and Nikon Imaging Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.; Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA., Lemgruber L; Cellular Analysis Facility, MVLS Shared Research Facilities, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK., Arvanitis C; Center for Advanced Microscopy and Nikon Imaging Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.; Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Journal of microscopy [J Microsc] 2025 Jun 10. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Jun 10.

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Publisher: Published for the Royal Microscopical Society by Blackwell Scientific Publications Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 0204522 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1365-2818 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00222720 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Microsc Subsets: MEDLINE

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Keywords: AI‐based diagnosis; Deep learning; Host‐pathogen interactions; Image analysis; Microscopy; Parasitology

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