Issue 12, 2023

Leveraging mid-infrared spectroscopic imaging and deep learning for tissue subtype classification in ovarian cancer

Abstract

Mid-infrared spectroscopic imaging (MIRSI) is an emerging class of label-free techniques being leveraged for digital histopathology. Modern histopathologic identification of ovarian cancer involves tissue staining followed by morphological pattern recognition. This process is time-consuming and subjective and requires extensive expertise. This paper presents the first label-free, quantitative, and automated histological recognition of ovarian tissue subtypes using a new MIRSI technique. This optical photothermal infrared (O-PTIR) imaging technique provides a 10× enhancement in spatial resolution relative to prior instruments. It enables sub-cellular spectroscopic investigation of tissue at biochemically important fingerprint wavelengths. We demonstrate that the enhanced resolution of sub-cellular features, combined with spectroscopic information, enables reliable classification of ovarian cell subtypes achieving a classification accuracy of 0.98. Moreover, we present a statistically robust analysis from 78 patient samples with over 60 million data points. We show that sub-cellular resolution from five wavenumbers is sufficient to outperform state-of-the-art diffraction-limited techniques with up to 235 wavenumbers. We also propose two quantitative biomarkers based on the relative quantities of epithelia and stroma that exhibit efficacy in early cancer diagnosis. This paper demonstrates that combining deep learning with intrinsic biochemical MIRSI measurements enables quantitative evaluation of cancerous tissue, improving the rigor and reproducibility of histopathology.

Graphical abstract: Leveraging mid-infrared spectroscopic imaging and deep learning for tissue subtype classification in ovarian cancer

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
27 jun. 2022
Accepted
15 nov. 2022
First published
19 may. 2023

Analyst, 2023,148, 2699-2708

Author version available

Leveraging mid-infrared spectroscopic imaging and deep learning for tissue subtype classification in ovarian cancer

C. C. Gajjela, M. Brun, R. Mankar, S. Corvigno, N. Kennedy, Y. Zhong, J. Liu, A. K. Sood, D. Mayerich, S. Berisha and R. Reddy, Analyst, 2023, 148, 2699 DOI: 10.1039/D2AN01035F

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