Field Stain

These are blood smear datasets stained with the Field staining reagent.

Field stain is a rapid staining method for blood smears that can be used to diagnose malaria. The stain is easy to use, has a short staining time, and is not expensive.

Field stain is not as sensitive as Giemsa stain, but it is still effective for detecting malaria parasites. It is a good option for use in resource-limited settings where Giemsa stain is not available or where time is limited.

Datasets

• Quinn et al., 2014 Image Dataset - This dataset contains 133 patient’s blood samples, and Plasmodium falciparum is the species of interest.

• Nakasi et al., 2021 Image Dataset - This contains 903 images with a resolution of 3264 × 2448 pixels.

• Muhammad et al., 2025 Image Dataset - It is a thin, Giemsa and Fields-stained blood smear image dataset.