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ArticleJournal of biophotonics2025

Toward Informative Representations of Blood-Based Infrared Spectra via Unsupervised Deep Learning.

Corinna Wegner, Zita I Zarandy, Nico Feiler, Lea Gigou, Timo Halenke, Niklas Leopold-Kerschbaumer, Maik Krusche, Weronika Skibicka, Kosmas V Kepesidis

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Article in Journal of biophotonics, 2025. 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 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Corinna WegnerChair of Experimental Physics-Laser Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), Garching, Germany.
Zita I ZarandyChair of Experimental Physics-Laser Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), Garching, Germany.
Nico FeilerChair of Experimental Physics-Laser Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), Garching, Germany.
Lea GigouChair of Experimental Physics-Laser Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), Garching, Germany.
Timo HalenkeChair of Experimental Physics-Laser Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), Garching, Germany.
Niklas Leopold-KerschbaumerChair of Experimental Physics-Laser Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), Garching, Germany.
Maik KruscheChair of Experimental Physics-Laser Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), Garching, Germany.
Weronika SkibickaFaculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Kosmas V KepesidisChair of Experimental Physics-Laser Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), Garching, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6391-7743

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study explores using unsupervised deep learning to find a low-dimensional representation of infrared molecular fingerprints of human blood. We developed a fully convolutional denoising autoencoder to process Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy data, aiming to condense the spectra into a set of latent variables. By utilizing the autoencoder's bottleneck architecture and a custom loss function, we effectively reduced noise while retaining essential molecular information. This method improved lung cancer detection accuracy by 2.6 percentage points in a case-control study. The resulting latent space not only compacts spectral data, but also highlights variables linked to disease presence, offering potential for improving diagnostics. Trial Registration: German Clinical Trials Register (DRKS): DRKS00013217.

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Blood Chemical AnalysisDeep LearningUnsupervised Machine LearningCase-Control StudiesHumansLung NeoplasmsSpectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infraredbiomarkersdeep learningdisease diagnosticsinfrared spectroscopyliquid biopsies

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PMID40129053
PMCPMC12318647

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