Toward digital staining using imaging mass spectrometry and random forests

Michael Hanselmann, Ullrich Köthe, Marc Kirchner, Bernhard Y. Renard, Erika R. Amstalden, Kristine Glunde, Ron M.A. Heeren, Fred A. Hamprecht

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Abstract

We show on imaging mass spectrometry (IMS) data that the Random Forest classifier can be used for automated tissue classification and that it results in predictions with high sensitivities and positive predictive values, even when intersample variability is present in the data. We further demonstrate how Markov Random Fields and vector-valued median filtering can be applied to reduce noise effects to further improve the classification results in a posthoc smoothing step. Our study gives clear evidence that digital staining by means of IMS constitutes a promising complement to chemical staining techniques.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3558-3567
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of proteome research
Volume8
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 6 2009

Keywords

  • Bioinformatics
  • Hyperspectral images
  • Imaging mass spectrometry
  • Markov Random Fields
  • Random Forest classification
  • Smoothing
  • Spectral images

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • Biochemistry

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