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卷 35, 期 5, 页码 1473-1481出版社
SPRINGERNATURE
DOI: 10.1038/s41433-020-1036-4
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- Enable program of the Technology Transfer Office at EPFL
- EPFL Innogrant
- Bridge proof of concept (InnoSuisse and SNSF)
- Gebert Ruf Stiftung foundation [GRS-052/17]
- EIT Health Innovation by idea [19323-ASSESS]
This study presents a fully automated method for quantitative assessment of human RPE single cells in vivo, providing a foundation for future research in clinical ophthalmology, enabling characterization and diagnostics of retinal diseases at the single-cell level.
Objective To develop a fully automated method of retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE) cells detection, segmentation and analysis based on in vivo cellular resolution images obtained with the transscleral optical phase imaging method (TOPI). Methods Fourteen TOPI-RPE images from 11 healthy individuals were analysed. The developed image processing method encompassed image filtering and normalisation, detection and removal of blood vessels, cell detection and cell membrane segmentation. The produced measures were cellular density of RPE layer, cell area, number of neighbouring cells, eccentricity, circularity and solidity. In addition, we proposed coefficient of variation (CV) of RPE cellular membrane (CMDCV) and the solidity of the RPE cell membrane-shape as new metrics for the assessment of RPE single cells. Results The observed median cellular density of the RPE layer was 3743 cells/mu m(2)(interquartile rate (IQR) 1687), with a median observed RPE cell area of 193 mu m(2)(IQR 141). The mean number of neighbouring cells was 5.22 (standard deviation (SD) 0.05) per RPE cell. The mean RPE cell eccentricity was 0.67 (SD 0.02), median circularity 0.83 (IQR 0.01), and median solidity 0.92 (IQR 0.00). The median CMD(CV)was 0.19 (IQR 0.02). The method is characterised by a median image processing and analysis time of 48 sec (IQR 12) per image. Conclusions The present study provides the first fully automated quantitative assessment of human RPE single cells in vivo. The method provides a baseline for future research in the field of clinical ophthalmology, enabling characterisation and diagnostics of retinal diseases at the single-cell level.
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