Tang Gei Ki, Lim Chee Chin, Hussain Faezahtul Arbaeyah, Oung Qi Wei, Yajid Aidy Irman, Mohammad Azmi Sumayyah, Chong Yen Fook
Faculty of Electronic Engineering and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Arau 02600, Perlis, Malaysia.
Sport Engineering Research Centre, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Arau 02600, Perlis, Malaysia.
Diagnostics (Basel). 2025 Aug 4;15(15):1958. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics15151958.
: Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and demands precise segmentation and classification of nuclei for effective diagnosis and disease severity assessment. This study aims to evaluate the performance of HoVerNet, a deep learning model, for nuclei segmentation and classification in CMYC-stained whole slide images and to assess its integration into a user-friendly diagnostic tool. : A dataset of 122 CMYC-stained whole slide images (WSIs) was used. Pre-processing steps, including stain normalization and patch extraction, were applied to improve input consistency. HoVerNet, a multi-branch neural network, was used for both nuclei segmentation and classification, particularly focusing on its ability to manage overlapping nuclei and complex morphological variations. Model performance was validated using metrics such as accuracy, precision, recall, and F1 score. Additionally, a graphic user interface (GUI) was developed to incorporate automated segmentation, cell counting, and severity assessment functionalities. : HoVerNet achieved a validation accuracy of 82.5%, with a precision of 85.3%, recall of 82.6%, and an F1 score of 83.9%. The model showed powerful performance in differentiating overlapping and morphologically complex nuclei. The developed GUI enabled real-time visualization and diagnostic support, enhancing the efficiency and usability of DLBCL histopathological analysis. : HoVerNet, combined with an integrated GUI, presents a promising approach for streamlining DLBCL diagnostics through accurate segmentation and real-time visualization. Future work will focus on incorporating Vision Transformers and additional staining protocols to improve generalizability and clinical utility.
弥漫性大B细胞淋巴瘤(DLBCL)是非霍奇金淋巴瘤最常见的亚型,需要对细胞核进行精确分割和分类,以实现有效的诊断和疾病严重程度评估。本研究旨在评估深度学习模型HoVerNet在CMYC染色的全切片图像中进行细胞核分割和分类的性能,并评估其集成到用户友好型诊断工具中的情况。 使用了一个包含122张CMYC染色全切片图像(WSIs)的数据集。应用了包括染色归一化和补丁提取在内的预处理步骤,以提高输入的一致性。HoVerNet是一个多分支神经网络,用于细胞核分割和分类,特别关注其处理重叠细胞核和复杂形态变化的能力。使用准确率、精确率、召回率和F1分数等指标验证模型性能。此外,还开发了一个图形用户界面(GUI),以纳入自动分割、细胞计数和严重程度评估功能。 HoVerNet的验证准确率为82.5%,精确率为85.3%,召回率为82.6%,F1分数为83.9%。该模型在区分重叠和形态复杂的细胞核方面表现出强大的性能。开发的GUI实现了实时可视化和诊断支持,提高了DLBCL组织病理学分析的效率和可用性。 HoVerNet与集成的GUI相结合,通过准确分割和实时可视化,为简化DLBCL诊断提供了一种有前景的方法。未来的工作将集中在纳入视觉Transformer和其他染色方案,以提高通用性和临床实用性。
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