Deep Learning for Virtual Histological Staining of Bright-Field Microscopic Images of Unlabeled Carotid Artery Tissue.

Journal: Molecular imaging and biology
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Abstract

PURPOSE: Histological analysis of artery tissue samples is a widely used method for diagnosis and quantification of cardiovascular diseases. However, the variable and labor-intensive tissue staining procedures hinder efficient and informative histological image analysis.

Authors

  • Dan Li
    State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, PR China.
  • Hui Hui
    Department of Emergency, The First Medical Center to Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China.
  • Yingqian Zhang
    Department of Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China.
  • Wei Tong
    Department of Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China.
  • Feng Tian
    Bioinformatics Graduate Program, and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston. University, 24 Cummington Mall, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
  • Xin Yang
    Department of Oral Maxillofacial-Head Neck Oncology, Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology & Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China.
  • Jie Liu
    School of Bioscience and Bioengineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China.
  • Yundai Chen
    Department of Pulmonary Vessel and Thrombotic Disease, Sixth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
  • Jie Tian
    CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.