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Quantitation of cytological parameters of malignant lymphocytes using computerized image analysis
Author(s) -
JAHANMEHR S. A. HAMID,
ROGERS M.,
ZHENG J.,
LAI R.,
WANG C.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
international journal of laboratory hematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.705
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1751-553X
pISSN - 1751-5521
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-553x.2007.00952.x
Subject(s) - prolymphocytic leukemia , chronic lymphocytic leukemia , morphological analysis , quantitative analysis (chemistry) , pathology , mantle cell lymphoma , leukemia , digital image analysis , image analysis , cell , lymphoma , biology , medicine , immunology , image processing , chemistry , image (mathematics) , digital image , computer science , artificial intelligence , genetics , chromatography , computer vision
Summary Computerized image analysis may add to morphological evaluation by turning qualitative data into quantitative values. In this study, image analysis program was used to quantitate cytological parameters of lymphocytes in B‐cell lymphoproliferative disorders. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) and B‐cell prolymphocytic leukemia (B‐PLL) were selected to represent typically small, medium, and large‐sized lymphocytes, respectively. Image analysis was performed to determine the morphological parameters. A set of measurements was generated for quantitation of total cell area, cell diameter, cytoplasm area, nuclear area, nuclear/cell ratio, and nuclear density. The quantitated parameters substantiated morphological characteristics of the tumor cells. Comparative assessments demonstrated that CLL, MCL, and PLL can be differentiated by the quantitative descriptors. The results from image analysis may assist in defining morphological criteria and in developing quantitative cell morphology.