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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Spectral Unmixing to Reduce Refraction Effects in Feulgen-Stained Slides.

Kouther Noureddine, Paul Gallagher, Anita Carraro, Jagoda Korbelik, Branko Palcic, Martial Guillaud, Calum MacAulay

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Kouther NoureddineDepartment of Integrative Oncology, BC Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1L3, Canada.
Paul GallagherDepartment of Integrative Oncology, BC Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1L3, Canada.
Anita CarraroDepartment of Integrative Oncology, BC Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1L3, Canada.
Jagoda KorbelikDepartment of Integrative Oncology, BC Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1L3, Canada.
Branko PalcicDepartment of Integrative Oncology, BC Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1L3, Canada.
Martial GuillaudDepartment of Integrative Oncology, BC Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1L3, Canada.
Calum MacAulayDepartment of Integrative Oncology, BC Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1L3, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-4440-2792

Funding

Canadian Institute of Health Research MOP-142198Terry Fox Research Institute Efficacy of Optically guided Surgery in the Management of Early staged Oral Cancer
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Abstract

introductionAs DNA image cytometry and DNA image histology serve as valuable tools in clinical tumor pathology, the need for precise and accurate DNA amount measurements is crucial. This study describes the process of employing spectral unmixing on Thionin-stained slides as a means of reducing refraction effects introduced in the image, during imaging, due to changes in the refraction index within the tissue being imaged.

methodsA correction method that reduces refraction effects on the DNA quantitation measurements by making use of the spectrally limited absorption properties exhibited by Thionin relative to the more spectrally uniform effects of tissue refraction as a function of wavelength.

resultsSpectral unmixing enables an improved estimate of DNA amount at every pixel and a potentially truer representation of the actual distribution of the DNA within individual cell nuclei.

conclusionsSpectral unmixing is a valuable computational technique widely used in histology and cytology research. By reducing refraction-based optical artifacts in the image, it enhances the accuracy of DNA quantitation, minimizes variability, and improves the discriminating ability of nuclear DNA organization as quantified by texture features.

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DNAImage CytometryCell NucleusHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedRosaniline DyesStaining and LabelingDNAFeulgen stainRosaniline Dyesploidy analysisquantitative image cytometryspectral unmixing

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