Classification of Cultured Mammalian Cells by Shape Analysis and Pattern Recognition

We have developed a method for classifying cultured cells on the basis of shape characteristics. High-resolution optical information on three-dimensional shape was obtained by anodic oxide interferometry. Each interference order formed in a cell was considered as a closed figure; measurement of 37 m...

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Published in:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS 1980-03, Vol.77 (3), p.1516-1520
Main Authors: Olson, A. C., Larson, N. M., Heckman, C. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cell Line
Cell lines
Cells
Cells, Cultured - cytology
Cluster analysis
Computers
Cultured cells
Curvature
Digitization
Ellipses
Epithelial Cells
Neurons
Oxides
Pattern Recognition, Automated
Surface contours
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Summary:We have developed a method for classifying cultured cells on the basis of shape characteristics. High-resolution optical information on three-dimensional shape was obtained by anodic oxide interferometry. Each interference order formed in a cell was considered as a closed figure; measurement of 37 mathematical descriptors was carried out for each figure. The individual cells were classified according to the values of their descriptors. We used standard principles of pattern recognition, such as hierarchical cluster analysis and nearest neighbor analysis, as a basis for ordering the cells into groups. Alternatively, linear discriminant functions could be used, but they provided only a slight improvement in correct classification of the cells. We anticipate that the method will be appropriate for classification of cultured cell lines and for determination of the magnitude and direction of cell shape changes implicated in various biological processes.
ISSN:0027-8424
1091-6490
DOI:10.1073/pnas.77.3.1516