CTRL - a label-free artificial intelligence method for dynamic measurement of single-cell volume.

ABSTRACT: Measuring the physical size of a cell is valuable in understanding cell growth control. Current single-cell volume measurement methods for mammalian cells are labor intensive, inflexible and can cause cell damage. We introduce CTRL: Cell Topography Reconstruction Learner, a label-free technique incorporating the deep learning algorithm and the fluorescence exclusion method for reconstructing cell topography and estimating mammalian cell volume from differential interference contrast (DIC) microscopy images alone. The method achieves quantitative accuracy, requires minimal sample preparation, and applies to a wide range of biological and experimental conditions. The method can be used to track single-cell volume dynamics over arbitrarily long time periods. For HT1080 fibrosarcoma cells, we

SUBMITTER: Yao K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7174840 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature