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14 MICROARRAY IMAGE PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS

Ideal Microarray Image? 1. Ideal cDNA microarray image in terms of its image content: • Deterministic grid geometry • Known background intensity with zero uncertainty • Pre-defined spot shape (morphology) • Constant spot intensity that (a) is different from the background, (b) is directly proportional to the biological phenomenon (up- or –down-regulation), and (c) has zero uncertainty for all spots. Ideal cDNA microarray image content => utopia 2. Ideal cDNA microarray image in terms of statistical confidence: • A very large number of pixels per spot (theoretically it would reach infinity) Constraints: Cost of experiments, image resolution (scanners), storage of extremely high resolution images and other specimen preparation issues 15

Ideal <strong>Microarray</strong> <strong>Image</strong>?<br />

1. Ideal c<strong>DNA</strong> microarray image in terms <strong>of</strong> its image content:<br />

• Deterministic grid geometry<br />

• Known background intensity with zero uncertainty<br />

• Pre-defined spot shape (morphology)<br />

• Constant spot intensity th<strong>at</strong> (a) is different from the<br />

background, (b) is directly proportional to the biological<br />

phenomenon (up- or –down-regul<strong>at</strong>ion), and (c) has zero<br />

uncertainty for all spots.<br />

Ideal c<strong>DNA</strong> microarray image content => utopia<br />

2. Ideal c<strong>DNA</strong> microarray image in terms <strong>of</strong> st<strong>at</strong>istical confidence:<br />

• A very large number <strong>of</strong> pixels per spot (theoretically it would<br />

reach infinity)<br />

Constraints: Cost <strong>of</strong> experiments, image resolution (scanners),<br />

storage <strong>of</strong> extremely high resolution images and other<br />

specimen prepar<strong>at</strong>ion issues<br />

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