Automated chondrocyte viability analysis of articular cartilage based on deep learning segmentation and classification of two-photon microscopic images

Hongming Fan; Pei Xu; Michael Le; Jennifer Hsu; Xun Chen; Yang Li; Zhao Zhang; Bruce Gao; Shane Woolf; Tong Ye

doi:10.1117/12.2609880

2 March 2022 Automated chondrocyte viability analysis of articular cartilage based on deep learning segmentation and classification of two-photon microscopic images

Hongming Fan, Pei Xu, Michael Le, Jennifer Hsu, Xun Chen, Yang Li, Zhao Zhang, Bruce Gao, Shane Woolf, Tong Ye

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Proceedings Volume 11966, Three-Dimensional and Multidimensional Microscopy: Image Acquisition and Processing XXIX; 119660C (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2609880
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2022, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Chondrocyte viability is an important measure to consider when assessing cartilage health. Dye-based cell viability assays are not suitable for in vivo or long-term studies. We have introduced a non-labeling viability assay based on the assessment of high-resolution images of cells and collagen structure using two-photon stimulated autofluorescence and second harmonic generation microscopy. By either the visual or quantitative assessment, we were able to differentiate living from dead chondrocytes in those images. However, both techniques require human participation and have limited throughputs. Throughput can be increased by using methods for automated cell-based image processing. Due to the poor image contrast, traditional image processing methods are ineffective on autofluorescence images produced by nonlinear microscopes. In this work, we examined chondrocyte segmentation and classification using Mask R-CNN, a deep learning approach to implement automated viability analysis. It has been demonstrated an 85% accuracy in chondrocyte viability assessment with proper training. This study demonstrates that automated and highly accurate image analysis is achievable with the use of deep learning methods. This image processing approach can be helpful to other imaging applications in clinical medicine and biological research.

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Hongming Fan, Pei Xu, Michael Le, Jennifer Hsu, Xun Chen, Yang Li, Zhao Zhang, Bruce Gao, Shane Woolf, and Tong Ye "Automated chondrocyte viability analysis of articular cartilage based on deep learning segmentation and classification of two-photon microscopic images", Proc. SPIE 11966, Three-Dimensional and Multidimensional Microscopy: Image Acquisition and Processing XXIX, 119660C (2 March 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2609880

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