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Six-color segmentation of multicolor images in the infection studies of Listeria monocytogenes.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17177276     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Multiple immunofluorescent staining is a powerful strategy for visualizing the spatial and temporal relationship between antigens, cell populations, and tissue components in histological sections. To segment different cell populations from the multicolor image generated by immunostaining based on color addition theory, a systems approach is proposed for automatic segmentation of six colors. After image acquisition and processing, images are automatically segmented with the proposed approach and six-pseudo channels for individual or colocalized fluorescent dye are generated to distinguish different cell types. The principle of this approach is the classification of each pixel into one of six colors (red, green, blue, yellow, magenta, and cyan) by choosing the minimal angular deviation between the RGB vector of the given pixel and six classically defined edge vectors. In the present infection studies of Listeria monocytogenes, the new multicolor staining methods based on the color addition were applied and the proposed color segmentation was performed for multicolor analysis. Multicolor analysis was accomplished to study the migration and interaction of Listeria and different cell subpopulations such as CD4CD25 double positive T regulatory cells; we also visualized simultaneously the B cells, T cells, dendritic cells, macrophages, and Listeria in another experiment. After Listeria infection, ERTR9 macrophages and dendritic cells formed cluster with Listeria in the infection loci. The principle of color addition and the systems approach for segmentation may be widely applicable in infection and immunity studies requiring multicolor imaging and analysis. This approach can also be applied for image analysis in the multicolor in vivo imaging, multicolor FISH or karyotyping or other studies requiring multicolor analysis.
Authors:
Bin Ma; Feng He; Jadwiga Jablonska; Simon Winkelbach; Werner Lindenmaier; An-Ping Zeng; Kurt E J Dittmar
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Microscopy research and technique     Volume:  70     ISSN:  1059-910X     ISO Abbreviation:  Microsc. Res. Tech.     Publication Date:  2007 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-02-05     Completed Date:  2007-04-04     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9203012     Medline TA:  Microsc Res Tech     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  171-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Gene Regulation and Differentiation, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany. bma@helmholtz-hzi.de
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Antigens, CD3 / immunology
B-Lymphocytes / immunology,  pathology
Dendritic Cells / immunology,  pathology
Female
Fluorescent Dyes
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Listeria Infections / microbiology,  pathology*
Listeria monocytogenes*
Macrophages / immunology,  pathology
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Microscopy, Confocal
Spleen / immunology,  pathology
T-Lymphocytes / immunology,  pathology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antigens, CD3; 0/Fluorescent Dyes

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