The field of smart microscopy, AI, and robotics is rapidly transforming biomedical imaging and diagnostics.
Smart Microscopy, AI, and Robotics: Automated Future Disease Detection addresses the rising need to combine automated microscopy with artificial intelligence and robotic systems to improve accuracy, throughput, and safety in disease detection. It surveys methods for image acquisition, processing, segmentation, and interpretation of microscopic images across a range of sample types, including blood smears, tissue biopsies, cytology, and cytopathology. By detailing workflows, data challenges, and evaluation criteria, the book aims to equip researchers, clinicians, and technologists with actionable knowledge for deploying AI-powered diagnostic pipelines in real-world settings. Smart Microscopy, AI, and Robotics: Automated Future Disease Detection covers foundational principles and advanced applications. It begins with introductory material on microscopy and contrast-enhanced imaging, followed by sections on automated microscope-robotics integration, image acquisition and analysis pipelines, and AI methods for disease detection. It then explores application areas such as blood disorders, infectious diseases, and cancer diagnostics, before addressing system-level considerations including performance metrics, ethics, governance, and regulatory concerns. A final set of chapters focuses on drug discovery, future smart-lab capabilities, and global health impact, with emphasis on transparency and human-AI interoperability. Readers will gain practical guidance on building high-throughput, AI-assisted diagnostic systems that are robust, interpretable, and scalable. The reference material highlights data acquisition and annotation strategies, model validation approaches, and best practices for integrating AI with robotic microscopy in clinical and research environments. Additionally, it discusses regulatory and ethical considerations essential for responsible deployment of AI-driven microscopy technologies. The work anticipates future developments such as self-calibrating instruments, autonomous lab workflows, and digital pathology ecosystems, positioning readers to contribute to next-generation diagnostic platforms and translational research.
- Integrates AI and robotics for automated microscopic diagnostics
- Presents AI-driven detection of diseases from blood/tibial samples and slides
- Details robotics-enabled slide handling, imaging, and workflow automation
- Addresses ethics, regulation, and human-AI collaboration in diagnostics