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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Deep-Learning Based Label-Free Classification of Activated and Inactivated Neutrophils for Rapid Immune State Monitoring.

Xiwei Huang, Hyungkook Jeon, Jixuan Liu, Jiangfan Yao, Maoyu Wei, Wentao Han, Jin Chen, Lingling Sun, Jongyoon Han

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 11 papers.

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Xiwei Huang *Key Laboratory of RF Circuits and Systems, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2364-0479
Hyungkook Jeon *Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Jixuan LiuKey Laboratory of RF Circuits and Systems, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
Jiangfan YaoKey Laboratory of RF Circuits and Systems, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
Maoyu WeiKey Laboratory of RF Circuits and Systems, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
Wentao HanKey Laboratory of RF Circuits and Systems, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
Jin ChenKey Laboratory of RF Circuits and Systems, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
Lingling SunKey Laboratory of RF Circuits and Systems, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
Jongyoon HanResearch Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.

Funding

Fundamental Research Funds for the Provincial Universities of Zhejiang GK209907299001-305National Natural Science Foundation of China 61827806Qianjiang Talent Project Type-D of Zhejiang QJD1802021Talent Cultivation Project of Zhejiang Association for Science and Technology CTZB-2020080127-19
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The differential count of white blood cells (WBCs) is one widely used approach to assess the status of a patient's immune system. Currently, the main methods of differential WBC counting are manual counting and automatic instrument analysis with labeling preprocessing. But these two methods are complicated to operate and may interfere with the physiological states of cells. Therefore, we propose a deep learning-based method to perform label-free classification of three types of WBCs based on their morphologies to judge the activated or inactivated neutrophils. Over 90% accuracy was finally achieved by a pre-trained fine-tuning Resnet-50 network. This deep learning-based method for label-free WBC classification can tackle the problem of complex instrumental operation and interference of fluorescent labeling to the physiological states of the cells, which is promising for future point-of-care applications.

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Deep LearningHumansLeukocyte CountNeural Networks, ComputerNeutrophilsdeep learninglabel-freeneutrophil activationpoint-of-caretransfer learningwhite blood cell classification

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PMID33450866
PMCPMC7828324

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