Tumor cell phenotype recognition counting method based on cell fluorescence image
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN ยท China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- JIANGXI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE
- Publication Date
- 2020-10-30
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Abstract
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[0001] The invention relates to the field of image analysis, in particular to a method for identifying and counting tumor cell phenotypes based on cell fluorescence images. Background technique
[0002] Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are tumor cells that shed from the original tumor and enter the blood circulation, and their counting has clinical oncological significance such as diagnosis, prognosis, and drug resistance prediction. Circulating tumor cells are often identified by immunofluorescence, typically using staining for nuclei, leukocytes, and tumor-specific protein markers, and are defined as nuclei positive for tumor-specific protein markers but negative for leukocyte markers.
[0003] In addition, the heterogeneity of circulating tumor cells contributes to these cells having different phenotypes and expressing different tumor-specific proteins, for example, epithelial circulating tumor cells express cytokeratin and epithelial cell adhesion molecule ...