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ArticleDiagnostic pathology2022

Application of the sliding window method and Mask-RCNN method to nuclear recognition in oral cytology.

Eiji Mitate, Kirin Inoue, Retsushi Sato, Youichi Shimomoto, Seigo Ohba, Kinuko Ogata, Tomoya Sakai, Jun Ohno, Ikuo Yamamoto, Izumi Asahina

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Eiji MitateDepartment of Oral Radiology and Biomedical Informatics, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1, Sakamoto, Nagasaki-City, 852-8501, Japan. mitateeiji@gmail.com.
Kirin InoueMechanical Engineering Program, Department of Advanced Engineering, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Engineering, 1-14, Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki City, 852-8521, Japan.
Retsushi SatoMechanical Engineering Program, Department of Advanced Engineering, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Engineering, 1-14, Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki City, 852-8521, Japan.
Youichi ShimomotoNagasaki University Graduate School of Engineering, 1-14, Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki City, 852-8521, Japan.
Seigo OhbaDepartment of Regenerative Oral Surgery, Unit of Translational Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1, Sakamoto, Nagasaki City, 852-8501, Japan.
Kinuko OgataDepartment of Regenerative Oral Surgery, Unit of Translational Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1, Sakamoto, Nagasaki City, 852-8501, Japan.
Tomoya SakaiNagasaki University Graduate School of Engineering, 1-14, Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki City, 852-8521, Japan.
Jun OhnoResearch Center for Regenerative Medicine, Fukuoka Dental College, 2-15-1, Tamura, Sawara-ku, Fukuoka City, 814-0193, Japan.
Ikuo YamamotoNagasaki University Graduate School of Engineering, 1-14, Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki City, 852-8521, Japan.
Izumi AsahinaDepartment of Regenerative Oral Surgery, Unit of Translational Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1, Sakamoto, Nagasaki City, 852-8501, Japan.

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JSPS KAKENHI 20K10163
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe aimed to develop an artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted oral cytology method, similar to cervical cytology. We focused on the detection of cell nuclei because the ratio of cell nuclei to cytoplasm increases with increasing cell malignancy. As an initial step in the development of AI-assisted cytology, we investigated two methods for the automatic detection of cell nuclei in blue-stained cells in cytopreparation images.

methodsWe evaluated the usefulness of the sliding window method (SWM) and mask region-based convolutional neural network (Mask-RCNN) in identifying the cell nuclei in oral cytopreparation images. Thirty cases of liquid-based oral cytology were analyzed. First, we performed the SWM by dividing each image into 96 × 96 pixels. Overall, 591 images with or without blue-stained cell nuclei were prepared as the training data and 197 as the test data (total: 1,576 images). Next, we performed the Mask-RCNN by preparing 130 images of Class II and III lesions and creating mask images showing cell regions based on these images.

resultsUsing the SWM method, the highest detection rate for blue-stained cells in the evaluation group was 0.9314. For Mask-RCNN, 37 cell nuclei were identified, and 1 cell nucleus was identified as a non-nucleus after 40 epochs (error rate:0.027).

conclusionsMask-RCNN is more accurate than SWM in identifying the cell nuclei. If the blue-stained cell nuclei can be correctly identified automatically, the entire cell morphology can be grasped faster, and the diagnostic performance of cytology can be improved.

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Artificial IntelligenceNeural Networks, ComputerCell NucleusCytoplasmFemaleHumansVaginal SmearsArtificial intelligenceMask-RCNNOral cytologySliding window method

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PMID35918750
PMCPMC9344779

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