Artificial intelligence for automating the measurement of histologic image biomarkers.

TitleArtificial intelligence for automating the measurement of histologic image biomarkers.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2021
AuthorsCornish, TC
JournalThe Journal of clinical investigation
Volume131
Issue8
Date Published2021 Apr 15
ISSN1558-8238
Abstract

Artificial intelligence has been applied to histopathology for decades, but the recent increase in interest is attributable to well-publicized successes in the application of deep-learning techniques, such as convolutional neural networks, for image analysis. Recently, generative adversarial networks (GANs) have provided a method for performing image-to-image translation tasks on histopathology images, including image segmentation. In this issue of the JCI, Koyuncu et al. applied GANs to whole-slide images of p16-positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) to automate the calculation of a multinucleation index (MuNI) for prognostication in p16-positive OPSCC. Multivariable analysis showed that the MuNI was prognostic for disease-free survival, overall survival, and metastasis-free survival. These results are promising, as they present a prognostic method for p16-positive OPSCC and highlight methods for using deep learning to measure image biomarkers from histopathologic samples in an inherently explainable manner.

DOI10.1172/JCI147966
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Alternate JournalJ Clin Invest

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