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Figure 5.10<br />

(a) (b)<br />

Figure 5.10. Automated detection <strong>of</strong> selected clonal populations <strong>of</strong> cells within a<br />

cancer biopsy tissue section. All nuclei (~150,000 in this example) are detected and<br />

FISH probe signal counts are enumerated for each nucleus. FISH signal pattern for each<br />

cell is compared against its neighbor in order to define spatial association (or neighborhood).<br />

A mathematical model is then applied to determine clonal cell relationships. (a)<br />

Mapping cancer cells on a tissue section. A gain or loss <strong>of</strong> any one <strong>of</strong> three FISH markers<br />

indicates a cancer cell. This image shows the density <strong>of</strong> cancer cells (so defined) in neighborhoods<br />

as a color overlay. Red indicates high fraction <strong>of</strong> cancer cells, yellow indicates<br />

medium fraction <strong>of</strong> cancer cells and blue indicates low to none (see scale bar). Most <strong>of</strong> the<br />

section is highlighted except for the surrounding normal stromal infiltrates. (b) Mapping<br />

clonal cells. The same image data were analyzed for concurrent gains <strong>of</strong> each <strong>of</strong> the three<br />

<strong>of</strong> the markers. The two clusters <strong>of</strong> cells, magnified within the white boxes, are cells harboring<br />

gain <strong>of</strong> all three markers.<br />

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