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 language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3558-3567 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of proteome research |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 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