• Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences
  • Vol. 16, Issue 5, 2241004 (2023)
Yue Yao1, Jiachen Wan1, Fengdi Zhang1, Yang Dong1, Lihong Chen3、4、5、*, and Hui Ma1、2、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Minimal Invasive Medical Technologies, Institute of Optical Imaging and Sensing, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
  • 2Tsinghua University, Department of Physics, Beijing 100084, P. R. China
  • 3Fujian Medical University, Department of Pathology and Institute of Oncology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fuzhou 350014, P. R. China
  • 4Fujian Medical University, Diagnostic Pathology Center, Fuzhou 350014, P. R. China
  • 5Fujian Medical University, Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital, Fuzhou 350014, P. R. China
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    DOI: 10.1142/S1793545822410048 Cite this Article
    Yue Yao, Jiachen Wan, Fengdi Zhang, Yang Dong, Lihong Chen, Hui Ma. Correlation of image textures of a polarization feature parameter and the microstructures of liver fibrosis tissues[J]. Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, 2023, 16(5): 2241004 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Mueller matrix imaging is emerging for the quantitative characterization of pathological microstructures and is especially sensitive to fibrous structures. Liver fibrosis is a characteristic of many types of chronic liver diseases. The clinical diagnosis of liver fibrosis requires time-consuming multiple staining processes that specifically target on fibrous structures. The staining proficiency of technicians and the subjective visualization of pathologists may bring inconsistency to clinical diagnosis. Mueller matrix imaging can reduce the multiple staining processes and provide quantitative diagnostic indicators to characterize liver fibrosis tissues. In this study, a fiber-sensitive polarization feature parameter (PFP) was derived through the forward sequential feature selection (SFS) and linear discriminant analysis (LDA) to target on the identification of fibrous structures. Then, the Pearson correlation coefficients and the statistical T-tests between the fiber-sensitive PFP image textures and the liver fibrosis tissues were calculated. The results show the gray level run length matrix (GLRLM)-based run entropy that measures the heterogeneity of the PFP image was most correlated to the changes of liver fibrosis tissues at four stages with a Pearson correlation of 0.6919. The results also indicate the highest Pearson correlation of 0.9996 was achieved through the linear regression predictions of the combination of the PFP image textures. This study demonstrates the potential of deriving a fiber-sensitive PFP to reduce the multiple staining process and provide textures-based quantitative diagnostic indicators for the staging of liver fibrosis.
    Yue Yao, Jiachen Wan, Fengdi Zhang, Yang Dong, Lihong Chen, Hui Ma. Correlation of image textures of a polarization feature parameter and the microstructures of liver fibrosis tissues[J]. Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, 2023, 16(5): 2241004
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