HEAL: an automated deep learning framework for cancer histopathology image analysis.

Journal: Bioinformatics (Oxford, England)
Published Date:

Abstract

MOTIVATION: Digital pathology supports analysis of histopathological images using deep learning methods at a large-scale. However, applications of deep learning in this area have been limited by the complexities of configuration of the computational environment and of hyperparameter optimization, which hinder deployment and reduce reproducibility.

Authors

  • Yanan Wang
    Vasculocardiology Department, The Third People's Hospital of Datong, Datong, Shanxi, China.
  • Nicolas Coudray
    Applied Bioinformatics Laboratories, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA. nicolas.coudray@nyulangone.org.
  • Yun Zhao
    The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo, People's Republic of China.
  • Fuyi Li
    College of Information Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia, National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Key Laboratory of Systems Microbial Biotechnology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China, Centre for Research in Intelligent Systems, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia and ARC Centre of Excellence in Advanced Molecular Imaging, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia.
  • Changyuan Hu
    Cancer Program, Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
  • Yao-Zhong Zhang
    The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Shirokanedai 4-6-1, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8639, Japan.
  • Seiya Imoto
    The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Shirokanedai 4-6-1, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8639, Japan.
  • Aristotelis Tsirigos
    Department of Pathology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA; Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA; Applied Bioinformatics Laboratories, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA. Electronic address: aristotelis.tsirigos@nyulangone.org.
  • Geoffrey I Webb
    College of Information Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia, National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Key Laboratory of Systems Microbial Biotechnology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China, Centre for Research in Intelligent Systems, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia and ARC Centre of Excellence in Advanced Molecular Imaging, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia.
  • Roger J Daly
    Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia.
  • Jiangning Song
    College of Information Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia, National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Key Laboratory of Systems Microbial Biotechnology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China, Centre for Research in Intelligent Systems, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia and ARC Centre of Excellence in Advanced Molecular Imaging, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia College of Information Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia, National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Key Laboratory of Systems Microbial Biotechnology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China, Centre for Research in Intelligent Systems, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia and ARC Centre of Excellence in Advanced Molecular Imaging, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia College of Information Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia, National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Key Laboratory of Systems Microbial Biotechnology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China, Centre for Research in Intelligent Systems, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia and ARC Centre of Excellence in Advanced Molecular Imaging, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia.