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Background Modeling Method to Identify Interactions Between Circulating Tumor Cells and Dendritic Cells | IEEE Conference Publication | IEEE Xplore

Background Modeling Method to Identify Interactions Between Circulating Tumor Cells and Dendritic Cells


Abstract:

Interactions between dendritic cells (DCs) and circulating tumor cells (CTCs) have attracted wide attention in tumor immunity research, especially on specifically targete...Show More

Abstract:

Interactions between dendritic cells (DCs) and circulating tumor cells (CTCs) have attracted wide attention in tumor immunity research, especially on specifically targeted tumors. However, feature extraction and noninvasive tracking of DCs and CTCs are challenges that have long existed in biomedicine. In this study, we developed an automatic algorithm for identifying, counting, tracking, and segmenting fluorescently-labeled CTCs and DCs from the blood vessels of mouse ears. For fluorescence imaging, we constructed an in vivo image flow cytometry system to capture dual-channel (green and red) fluorescence image sequence simultaneously. To achieve real-time functions for the CTCs and DCs, we developed a motion detection method based on codebook which first performs background modeling and then cone-shaped area search procedures for postprocessing. We validated this novel algorithm through in vivo image sequencing, through which we observed the interaction of CTCs and DCs. Moreover, we used quantitative colocalization to determine the relationship between CTCs and DCs. The quantitative results illustrated the interactions between CTCs and DCs, as did image sequences which are promising for driving research on cancer immunotherapy in the future.
Date of Conference: 18-21 July 2018
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 28 October 2018
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PubMed ID: 30440515
Conference Location: Honolulu, HI, USA

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