Title
Spatial interaction analysis with graph based mathematical morphology for histopathology
Date Issued
15 June 2017
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
conference paper
Author(s)
Ben Cheikh B.
Elie N.
Plancoulaine B.
Bor-Angelier C.
Publisher(s)
IEEE Computer Society
Abstract
Exploring the spatial interactions between tumor and the inflammatory microenvironment using digital pathology image analysis can contribute to a better understanding of the immune function and tumor heterogeneity. We address this by providing tools able to reveal various metrics describing spatial relationships in the cancer ecosystem. The approach comprises nuclei segmentation and classification, using supervised learning algorithm, to detect lymphoid aggregates and tumor patterns, and spatial distribution quantification using sparse sets' mathematical morphology. Tumor patterns were classified into three groups: surrounded by lymphocytes, close to lymphoid aggregates or distant and might be protected from immune attack. The approach provides statistical assessment and comprehensive visual representation of the inflammatory tumor microenvironment.
Start page
813
End page
817
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Radiología, Medicina nuclear, Imágenes médicas
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85023194743
ISSN of the container
19457928
ISBN of the container
9781509011711
Conference
Proceedings - International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: 14th IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging, ISBI 2017
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