Edson-Mongo/samba-app

SAMBA — System for Acute Malignancy Blood-smear Analysis. AI-powered hematology screening app for resource-limited settings. INS Mozambique. # SAMBA — System for Acute Malignancy Blood-smear Analysis > AI-powered blood smear analysis for acute leukemia screening in resource-limited settings. --- ## About **SAMBA** is a mobile application that uses computer vision and AI to screen for acute hematological malignancies (leukemia, lymphoma) directly from blood smear images captured with a smartphone-adapted optical microscope. Designed for health units with limited laboratory infrastructure, SAMBA works **fully offline** and requires only: - A standard optical microscope (100× oil immersion objective) - An Android smartphone with universal adapter (~$20–30 USD) - Giemsa or May-Grünwald stained blood smears - No reagents, no automated analyser, no internet connection --- ## Clinical Targets | Finding | Method | Alert threshold | |---|---|---| | Blast cells | Morphological AI detection | ≥ 5% of WBC | | Severe anaemia | Chromatic pallor analysis | Hb proxy 50 × 10⁹/L | ### SAMBA Risk Score (0–18 points) | Score | Alert level | Action | |---|---|---| | 0 – 4 | 🟢 Low risk | Clinical surveillance | | 5 – 9 | 🟡 Suspected | Priority flow cytometry | | ≥ 10 | 🔴 Urgent | Same-day referral to haemato-oncology | --- ## Repository Structure ``` samba-app/ ├── app/ # Flutter mobile app (Android/iOS) ├── model/ │ ├── training/ # Google Colab training notebooks │ └── weights/ # Exported TFLite models ├── dataset/ │ ├── annotation_guide/ # Labelling instructions for lab technicians │ └── metadata/ # Slide metadata (no clinical images) ├── docs/ │ ├── protocol/ # Clinical and ethics protocol (CNBS) │ └── publications/ # Manuscripts in preparation ├── dashboard/ # Web surveillance dashboard (React) └── .github/ └── workflows/ # CI/CD pipelines ``` --- ## Institutions | Institution | Country | Role | |---|---|---| | Instituto Nacional de Saúde (INS) | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | Lead institution | | Universidade Ca …