{"id":1974,"date":"2024-04-03T15:46:20","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T13:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/?p=1974"},"modified":"2025-10-29T14:12:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T13:12:24","slug":"perineural-invasion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/perineural-invasion\/","title":{"rendered":"MIKAIA: Quantifying Perineural Invasion in Duplex IHC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/tag\/application-note\/\">MIKAIA<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> App Note<\/a> shows how to quantify tumor in proximity to nerve fibers (perineural invasion) in a IHC duplex-stained tissue section, where nerves appear red (antigen: S100) and tumor brown (antigen: cytokeratin):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image.png 1920w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-370x208.png 370w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-270x152.png 270w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-570x321.png 570w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-740x416.png 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This app note is created with<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mikaia.ai\"> MIKAIA<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/a> studio 1.5.1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The overall analysis workflow can be outlined in 3 simple steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mask nerve fibers using Mask by Color App (color-picker mode: mask red areas)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create nerve proximity ROIs by creating concentric margins (0-100 \u00b5m and 100-200 \u00b5m) around all nerve fiber annotations using the &#8220;Add Margins&#8221; feature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mask tumor using Mask by Color App (stain deconvolution mode: mask brown areas) and separate into ROIs (nerve margin 1, nerve margin 2, rest)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1: Mask nerves<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Nerves appear red or purple in the scan. These areas can be masked using the <strong>Mask by Color App<\/strong>. Select the &#8220;Pick a Color&#8221; mode and then use the pipette to pick the nerve color (purple). Provide a bit of tolerance (+- 30\/50\/70 in H\/S\/V color space, which translates to hue, saturation, and brightness). Optionally, specify a minimum nerve fiber area in \u00b5m\u00b2 to prevent that too many very small (false?) objects are detected. Enter &#8220;Nerves&#8221; as a class name. We select the analysis resolution of 3,88 \u00b5m\/px. Important: Enable the vectorization of contours, so that nerves subsequently become individual polygons, which is a requirement for the &#8220;add margins&#8221; feature that will be used in the next step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"511\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-3.png 511w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-3-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-3-370x478.png 370w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-3-270x349.png 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 511px) 100vw, 511px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result of this analysis, a single class &#8220;Nerves&#8221; and detected objects are masked here in yellow. The &#8220;Results&#8221; panel displays a diagram of the overall footprint of all nerves (in mm\u00b2) in contrast to the analyze area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-1.png 1920w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-1-370x208.png 370w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-1-270x152.png 270w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-1-570x321.png 570w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-1-740x416.png 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The detected nerve fibers (below in blue) are better visible by temporarily hiding the image (toolbar | Markup | toggle &#8220;hide image&#8221;): <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1039\" height=\"929\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-2.png 1039w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-2-300x268.png 300w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-2-1024x916.png 1024w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-2-768x687.png 768w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-2-370x331.png 370w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-2-270x241.png 270w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-2-335x300.png 335w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-2-570x510.png 570w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-2-740x662.png 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1039px) 100vw, 1039px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2: Create nerve proximity masks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that nerves have been masked, the next step is to create ROIs of the areas close to a nerve fiber. This will enable us to then measure the presence of tumor in these ROIs in the final step. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To add margins to all nerve fibers, select at least one fiber and then click &#8220;Add margins&#8230;&#8221;.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"692\" height=\"459\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-5.png 692w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-5-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-5-370x245.png 370w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-5-270x179.png 270w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-5-570x378.png 570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here, we choose to add 2 concentric outwards margins of a diameter of 100 \u00b5m each (this is an arbitrary choice). Click &#8220;Add margins to all in current class&#8221;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1979\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-4.png 380w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-4-206x300.png 206w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-4-370x538.png 370w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-4-270x393.png 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After a few seconds, two margins are added to all nerve fibers (blue: nerves, dark green: margin 0-100\u00b5m, light green: margin 100-200\u00b5m). Overlapping margins from adjacent nerve fibers are automatically fused. All margins are clipped to the detected tissue (foreground).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1212\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Perineural-Invasion-3-crop.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Perineural-Invasion-3-crop.png 1212w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Perineural-Invasion-3-crop-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Perineural-Invasion-3-crop-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Perineural-Invasion-3-crop-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Perineural-Invasion-3-crop-370x208.png 370w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Perineural-Invasion-3-crop-270x152.png 270w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Perineural-Invasion-3-crop-570x320.png 570w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Perineural-Invasion-3-crop-740x416.png 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1212px) 100vw, 1212px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a closeup and the &#8220;nerve&#8221;-masks are hidden to illustrate how now the proximity of nerves is masked. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1058\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/closeup.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/closeup.jpg 1058w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/closeup-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/closeup-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/closeup-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/closeup-370x245.jpg 370w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/closeup-270x179.jpg 270w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/closeup-570x377.jpg 570w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/closeup-740x490.jpg 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1058px) 100vw, 1058px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3: Mask Tumor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The final step is to mask the tumor and intersect it with the nerve proximity ROIs. Again, the Mask by Color App is used, but now in the &#8220;Stain&#8221; mode. Select the &#8220;H-DAB: DAB&#8221; scheme, which performs a H-DAB stain deconvolution and then masks the DAB stain component. Important: Enter a different class name or else the previously created mask will be replaced. We use &#8220;Tumor&#8221; here. Vectorization of the resulting mask can be disabled now to save computation time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important to note<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the &#8220;Divide by ROIs&#8221; section, select that the tumor mask shall be intersected with the proximity margins. Since the resulting mask will also cover the nerves (purple is closer to DAB\/brown than to hematoxylin\/blue), select the &#8220;Nerves&#8221; class as a third ROI, so that its contribution can later be ignored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"505\" height=\"839\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-8.png 505w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-8-181x300.png 181w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-8-370x615.png 370w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-8-270x449.png 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The analysis again takes a few seconds and then the DAB stained areas are masked. This time, not a single class &#8220;Tumor&#8221; is created, but instead multiple tumor classes: tumor in margin 1 (red), tumor in margin 2 (orange), tumor in nerves (hidden) and tumor in rest (yellow). The sizes in mm\u00b2 of the individual subareas of the tumor mask are shown in the diagram. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1913\" height=\"983\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Perineural-Invasion-5-crop.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2193\" style=\"width:650px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Perineural-Invasion-5-crop.jpg 1913w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Perineural-Invasion-5-crop-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Perineural-Invasion-5-crop-1024x526.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Perineural-Invasion-5-crop-768x395.jpg 768w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Perineural-Invasion-5-crop-1536x789.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Perineural-Invasion-5-crop-370x190.jpg 370w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Perineural-Invasion-5-crop-270x139.jpg 270w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Perineural-Invasion-5-crop-585x300.jpg 585w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Perineural-Invasion-5-crop-570x293.jpg 570w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Perineural-Invasion-5-crop-740x380.jpg 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1913px) 100vw, 1913px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This close-up better shows how the tumor area in proximity to nerve fibers is now accurately quantified. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1911\" height=\"982\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Perineural-Invasion-6-crop.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Perineural-Invasion-6-crop.jpg 1911w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Perineural-Invasion-6-crop-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Perineural-Invasion-6-crop-1024x526.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Perineural-Invasion-6-crop-768x395.jpg 768w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Perineural-Invasion-6-crop-1536x789.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Perineural-Invasion-6-crop-370x190.jpg 370w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Perineural-Invasion-6-crop-270x139.jpg 270w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Perineural-Invasion-6-crop-585x300.jpg 585w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Perineural-Invasion-6-crop-570x293.jpg 570w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Perineural-Invasion-6-crop-740x380.jpg 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1911px) 100vw, 1911px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This analysis can also be carried on an entire dataset comprising many slides. After good parameters have been selected by experimenting with one or a few slides, each step above can be run as a batch-analysis on many slides. The quantitative results, in particular the areas in \u00b5m\u00b2 of the individual masks, are all exported to a CSV file that can be opened in Microsoft Excel or imported with R, Python, or Matlab to generate diagrams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please also check out other app notes in the <a href=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/mikaia-university\/\">MIKAIA<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> University<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Image copyright: Fraunhofer IIS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This MIKAIA\u00ae App Note shows how to quantify tumor in proximity to nerve fibers (perineural invasion) in a IHC duplex-stained tissue section, where nerves appear red (antigen: S100) and tumor brown (antigen: cytokeratin): This app note is created with MIKAIA\u00ae studio 1.5.1. 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