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タイトル
  • en Persistent homology index as a robust quantitative measure of immunohistochemical scoring
作成者
    • en Takiyama, Akihiro
    • en Suzuki, Hiroaki
    • en Yamashiro, Katsushige
アクセス権 open access
権利情報
主題
  • NDC 490
内容注記
  • Abstract en Immunohistochemical data (IHC) plays an important role in clinical practice, and is typically gathered in a semi-quantitative fashion that relies on some degree of visual scoring. However, visual scoring by a pathologist is inherently subjective and manifests both intra-observer and inter-observer variability. In this study, we introduce a novel computer-aided quantification methodology for immunohistochemical scoring that uses the algebraic concept of persistent homology. Using 8 bit grayscale image data derived from 90 specimens of invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast, stained for the replicative marker Ki-67, we computed homology classes. These were then compared to nuclear grades and the Ki-67 labeling indices obtained by visual scoring. Three metrics for IHC staining were newly defined: Persistent Homology Index (PHI), center coordinates of positive and negative groups, and the sum of squares within groups (WSS). This study demonstrates that PHI, a novel index for immunohistochemical labeling using persistent homology, can produce highly similar data to that generated by a pathologist using visual evaluation. The potential benefits associated with our novel technology include both improved quantification and reproducibility. Since our method reflects cellularity and nuclear atypia, it carries a greater quantity of biologic data compared to conventional evaluation using Ki-67.
出版者 en Nature Publishing Group
日付
    Issued2017-10-25
言語
  • eng
資源タイプ journal article
出版タイプ VoR
資源識別子 HDL http://hdl.handle.net/2115/67995
関連
  • isIdenticalTo DOI https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-14392-y
収録誌情報
    • PISSN 2045-2322
      • en Scientific reports
      • 7 開始ページ14002
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