1Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Intelligent, Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Technology, School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan 528225, P. R. China
2Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
3The Second Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150001, P. R. China
4Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing 100142, P. R. China
5Biomedical Engineering Department, Peking University, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
6Institute of Medical Technology, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
7International Cancer Institute, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
Caizhong Guan, Bin He, Hongting Zhang, Shangpan Yang, Yang Xu, Honglian Xiong, Yaguang Zeng, Mingyi Wang, Xunbin Wei. Label-free in-vivo classification and tracking of red blood cells and platelets using Dynamic-YOLOv4 network[J]. Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, 2024, 17(5): 2450009
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【AIGC One Sentence Reading】:This study introduces a label-free in-vivo flow cytometry using Dynamic-YOLOv4, achieving high classification accuracy for red blood cells and platelets without fluorescence labeling, demonstrating its potential for noninvasive real-time monitoring of cells.
【AIGC Short Abstract】:This study introduces a novel label-free in-vivo flow cytometry method, Dynamic YOLOv4, enhancing classification accuracy by integrating absorption intensity fluctuation modulation. Tested on zebrafish, it achieved high average precisions for both red blood cells and thrombocytes, proving its effectiveness and potential for various in-vivo cell classification tasks without the need for fluorescence labeling.
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Abstract
In-vivo flow cytometry is a noninvasive real-time diagnostic technique that facilitates continuous monitoring of cells without perturbing their natural biological environment, which renders it a valuable tool for both scientific research and clinical applications. However, the conventional approach for improving classification accuracy often involves labeling cells with fluorescence, which can lead to potential phototoxicity. This study proposes a label-free in-vivo flow cytometry technique, called dynamic YOLOv4 (D-YOLOv4), which improves classification accuracy by integrating absorption intensity fluctuation modulation (AIFM) into YOLOv4 to demodulate the temporal features of moving red blood cells (RBCs) and platelets. Using zebrafish as an experimental model, the D-YOLOv4 method achieved average precisions (APs) of 0.90 for RBCs and 0.64 for thrombocytes (similar to platelets in mammals), resulting in an overall AP of 0.77. These scores notably surpass those attained by alternative network models, thereby demonstrating that the combination of physical models with neural networks provides an innovative approach toward developing label-free in-vivo flow cytometry, which holds promise for diverse in-vivo cell classification applications.
Caizhong Guan, Bin He, Hongting Zhang, Shangpan Yang, Yang Xu, Honglian Xiong, Yaguang Zeng, Mingyi Wang, Xunbin Wei. Label-free in-vivo classification and tracking of red blood cells and platelets using Dynamic-YOLOv4 network[J]. Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, 2024, 17(5): 2450009