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Borrelli F, Behal J, Cohen A, Miccio L, Memmolo P, Kurelac I, Capozzoli A, Curcio C, Liseno A, Bianco V, Shaked NT, Ferraro P. AI-aided holographic flow cytometry for label-free identification of ovarian cancer cells in the presence of unbalanced datasets. APL Bioeng 2023; 7:026110. [PMID: 37305657 PMCID: PMC10250050 DOI: 10.1063/5.0153413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023] Open
Abstract
Liquid biopsy is a valuable emerging alternative to tissue biopsy with great potential in the noninvasive early diagnostics of cancer. Liquid biopsy based on single cell analysis can be a powerful approach to identify circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in the bloodstream and could provide new opportunities to be implemented in routine screening programs. Since CTCs are very rare, the accurate classification based on high-throughput and highly informative microscopy methods should minimize the false negative rates. Here, we show that holographic flow cytometry is a valuable instrument to obtain quantitative phase-contrast maps as input data for artificial intelligence (AI)-based classifiers. We tackle the problem of discriminating between A2780 ovarian cancer cells and THP1 monocyte cells based on the phase-contrast images obtained in flow cytometry mode. We compare conventional machine learning analysis and deep learning architectures in the non-ideal case of having a dataset with unbalanced populations for the AI training step. The results show the capacity of AI-aided holographic flow cytometry to discriminate between the two cell lines and highlight the important role played by the phase-contrast signature of the cells to guarantee accurate classification.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, 6997801 Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Applied Sciences and Intelligent Systems “E. Caianiello,” CNR-ISASI, Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, Napoli, Italy
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- Institute of Applied Sciences and Intelligent Systems “E. Caianiello,” CNR-ISASI, Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica e delle Tecnologie dell'Informazione (DIETI), Università di Napoli Federico II, 80125 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica e delle Tecnologie dell'Informazione (DIETI), Università di Napoli Federico II, 80125 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica e delle Tecnologie dell'Informazione (DIETI), Università di Napoli Federico II, 80125 Napoli, Italy
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- Institute of Applied Sciences and Intelligent Systems “E. Caianiello,” CNR-ISASI, Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, Napoli, Italy
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- Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, 6997801 Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Applied Sciences and Intelligent Systems “E. Caianiello,” CNR-ISASI, Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, Napoli, Italy
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Eusebi L, Kurelac I, Guido A, Farioli A, Giaccherini L, Frazzoni L, Gasparre G, Bazzoli F, Morganti A, Fuccio L. PO-0992: The role of HIF-1 in the neo-vascularization of the rectal mucosa after radiation therapy. Radiother Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(16)32242-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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