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ReviewReproductive medicine and biology

Morphokinetic features in human embryos: Analysis by our original high-resolution time-lapse cinematography-Summary of the past two decades.

Yasuyuki Mio, Keitaro Yumoto, Minako Sugishima, Minori Nakaoka, Toko Shimura, Panagiota Tsounapi

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Review in Reproductive medicine and biology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Yasuyuki MioReproductive Centre, Mio Fertility Clinic Yonago Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0413-6728
Keitaro YumotoReproductive Centre, Mio Fertility Clinic Yonago Japan.
Minako SugishimaReproductive Centre, Mio Fertility Clinic Yonago Japan.
Minori NakaokaReproductive Centre, Mio Fertility Clinic Yonago Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0385-4824
Toko ShimuraReproductive Centre, Mio Fertility Clinic Yonago Japan.
Panagiota TsounapiReproductive Centre, Mio Fertility Clinic Yonago Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6202-8653

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The pioneering work by Dr. Payne et al. in time-lapse cinematography for observation of the morphokinetic features of human embryos inspired us to develop a new in vitro culture system with high-resolution time-lapse cinematography (hR-TLC) back in 2001. Methods: This in vitro culture system was capable of maintaining stable culture and was constructed on an inverted microscope stage. Embryos were observed and photographed noninvasively for an extended period, up to 7 days. The obtained images were displayed at a speed of 30 frames per second and individually analyzed. Results: Using hR-TLC, human fertilization and subsequent embryonic development were visualized, revealing the time course of phenomena and many unusual dynamics. Conclusion: In this review, we summarize the results of our hR-TLC analysis of early human embryonic development over the past 20 years. In the near future, it is expected that the vast amount of information obtained by hR-TLC will be integrated into the AI system for further analysis and to provide feedback that will have the potential to improve clinical practice. In the era of SDGs and environmental awareness, we should be cautious about the direction in which AI can be utilized to avoid any further harm to the planet.

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embryo developmentembryo early cleavagefragmentationmorphokinetic evaluationtime‐lapse cinematography

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PMCPMC11077290

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