Preliminary evaluation of the utility of deep generative histopathology image translation at a mid-sized NCI cancer center

Joshua J. Levy, Christopher R. Jackson, Aravindhan Sriharan, Brock C. Christensen, Louis J. Vaickus

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Abstract

Evaluation of a tissue biopsy is often required for the diagnosis and prognostic staging of a disease. Recent efforts have sought to accurately quantitate the distribution of tissue features and morphology in digitized images of histological tissue sections, Whole Slide Images (WSI). Generative modeling techniques present a unique opportunity to produce training data that can both augment these models and translate histologic data across different intra-and-inter-institutional processing procedures, provide cost-effective ways to perform computational chemical stains (synthetic stains) on tissue, and facilitate the creation of diagnostic aid algorithms. A critical evaluation and understanding of these technologies is vital for their incorporation into a clinical workflow. We illustrate several potential use cases of these techniques for the calculation of nuclear to cytoplasm ratio, synthetic SOX10 immunohistochemistry (IHC, sIHC) staining to delineate cell lineage, and the conversion of hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) stain to trichome stain for the staging of liver fibrosis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationBIOINFORMATICS 2020 - 11th International Conference on Bioinformatics Models, Methods and Algorithms, Proceedings; Part of 13th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, BIOSTEC 2020
EditorsElisabetta De Maria, Ana Fred, Hugo Gamboa
PublisherSciTePress
Pages302-311
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)9789897583988
StatePublished - 2020
Event11th International Conference on Bioinformatics Models, Methods and Algorithms, BIOINFORMATICS 2020 - Part of 13th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, BIOSTEC 2020 - Valletta, Malta
Duration: Feb 24 2020Feb 26 2020

Publication series

NameBIOINFORMATICS 2020 - 11th International Conference on Bioinformatics Models, Methods and Algorithms, Proceedings; Part of 13th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, BIOSTEC 2020

Conference

Conference11th International Conference on Bioinformatics Models, Methods and Algorithms, BIOINFORMATICS 2020 - Part of 13th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, BIOSTEC 2020
Country/TerritoryMalta
CityValletta
Period2/24/202/26/20

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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