Hyperspectral Imaging for the Detection of Glioblastoma Tumor Cells in H&E Slides Using Convolutional Neural Networks

Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) technology has demonstrated potential to provide useful information about the chemical composition of tissue and its morphological features in a single image modality. Deep learning (DL) techniques have demonstrated the ability of automatic feature extraction from data fo...

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Main Authors: Samuel Ortega, Martin Halicek, Himar Fabelo, Rafael Camacho, María de la Luz Plaza, Fred Godtliebsen, Gustavo M. Callicó, Baowei Fei
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author Samuel Ortega
Martin Halicek
Himar Fabelo
Rafael Camacho
María de la Luz Plaza
Fred Godtliebsen
Gustavo M. Callicó
Baowei Fei
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Himar Fabelo
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description Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) technology has demonstrated potential to provide useful information about the chemical composition of tissue and its morphological features in a single image modality. Deep learning (DL) techniques have demonstrated the ability of automatic feature extraction from data for a successful classification. In this study, we exploit HSI and DL for the automatic differentiation of glioblastoma (GB) and non-tumor tissue on hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) stained histological slides of human brain tissue. GB detection is a challenging application, showing high heterogeneity in the cellular morphology across different patients. We employed an HSI microscope, with a spectral range from 400 to 1000 nm, to collect 517 HS cubes from 13 GB patients using 20× magnification. Using a convolutional neural network (CNN), we were able to automatically detect GB within the pathological slides, achieving average sensitivity and specificity values of 88% and 77%, respectively, representing an improvement of 7% and 8% respectively, as compared to the results obtained using RGB (red, green, and blue) images. This study demonstrates that the combination of hyperspectral microscopic imaging and deep learning is a promising tool for future computational pathologies.
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spelling doaj.art-8d9bf8926ed44b0692266a34a4de9e2e2023-11-19T20:08:18ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202020-03-01207191110.3390/s20071911Hyperspectral Imaging for the Detection of Glioblastoma Tumor Cells in H&E Slides Using Convolutional Neural NetworksSamuel Ortega0Martin Halicek1Himar Fabelo2Rafael Camacho3María de la Luz Plaza4Fred Godtliebsen5Gustavo M. Callicó6Baowei Fei7Quantitative Bioimaging Laboratory, Department of Bioengineering, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080, USAQuantitative Bioimaging Laboratory, Department of Bioengineering, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080, USAInstitute for Applied Microelectronics (IUMA), University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), 35017 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, SpainDepartment of Pathological Anatomy, University Hospital Doctor Negrin of Gran Canaria, Barranco de la Ballena s/n, 35010 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, SpainDepartment of Pathological Anatomy, University Hospital Doctor Negrin of Gran Canaria, Barranco de la Ballena s/n, 35010 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, SpainDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, UiT The Artic, University of Norway, Hansine Hansens veg 18, 9019 Tromsø, NorwayInstitute for Applied Microelectronics (IUMA), University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), 35017 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, SpainQuantitative Bioimaging Laboratory, Department of Bioengineering, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080, USAHyperspectral imaging (HSI) technology has demonstrated potential to provide useful information about the chemical composition of tissue and its morphological features in a single image modality. Deep learning (DL) techniques have demonstrated the ability of automatic feature extraction from data for a successful classification. In this study, we exploit HSI and DL for the automatic differentiation of glioblastoma (GB) and non-tumor tissue on hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) stained histological slides of human brain tissue. GB detection is a challenging application, showing high heterogeneity in the cellular morphology across different patients. We employed an HSI microscope, with a spectral range from 400 to 1000 nm, to collect 517 HS cubes from 13 GB patients using 20× magnification. Using a convolutional neural network (CNN), we were able to automatically detect GB within the pathological slides, achieving average sensitivity and specificity values of 88% and 77%, respectively, representing an improvement of 7% and 8% respectively, as compared to the results obtained using RGB (red, green, and blue) images. This study demonstrates that the combination of hyperspectral microscopic imaging and deep learning is a promising tool for future computational pathologies.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/7/1911hyperspectral imagingmedical optics and biotechnologyoptical pathologyconvolutional neural networkstissue diagnosticstissue characterization
spellingShingle Samuel Ortega
Martin Halicek
Himar Fabelo
Rafael Camacho
María de la Luz Plaza
Fred Godtliebsen
Gustavo M. Callicó
Baowei Fei
Hyperspectral Imaging for the Detection of Glioblastoma Tumor Cells in H&E Slides Using Convolutional Neural Networks
Sensors
hyperspectral imaging
medical optics and biotechnology
optical pathology
convolutional neural networks
tissue diagnostics
tissue characterization
title Hyperspectral Imaging for the Detection of Glioblastoma Tumor Cells in H&E Slides Using Convolutional Neural Networks
title_full Hyperspectral Imaging for the Detection of Glioblastoma Tumor Cells in H&E Slides Using Convolutional Neural Networks
title_fullStr Hyperspectral Imaging for the Detection of Glioblastoma Tumor Cells in H&E Slides Using Convolutional Neural Networks
title_full_unstemmed Hyperspectral Imaging for the Detection of Glioblastoma Tumor Cells in H&E Slides Using Convolutional Neural Networks
title_short Hyperspectral Imaging for the Detection of Glioblastoma Tumor Cells in H&E Slides Using Convolutional Neural Networks
title_sort hyperspectral imaging for the detection of glioblastoma tumor cells in h e slides using convolutional neural networks
topic hyperspectral imaging
medical optics and biotechnology
optical pathology
convolutional neural networks
tissue diagnostics
tissue characterization
url https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/7/1911
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