{"id":636,"date":"2023-07-20T17:30:54","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T15:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/?p=636"},"modified":"2025-10-14T11:15:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T09:15:46","slug":"mikaia-analysis-of-human-tonsil-15plex-imaged-with-akoya-phenocycler-fusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/mikaia-analysis-of-human-tonsil-15plex-imaged-with-akoya-phenocycler-fusion\/","title":{"rendered":"MIKAIA-Analysis of Human Tonsil 15plex Imaged with Akoya PhenoCycler-Fusion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this <a href=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/mikaia-university\/\">MIKAIA<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> University<\/a> application note, we guide you through the analysis of a common use case, coexpression of marker combinations in lymphoid follicles and interfollicular tissue in a tonsil 15plex imaged with Akoya PhenoCycler-Fusion. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Coexpression analysis in lymphoid follicles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First, we would like to analyze marker coexpression in lymphoid follicles. For a cell-based colocalization analysis, open the App Center, and select the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/mikaia-fl-colocalization-app\/\">FL Colocalization App<\/a>.<\/strong> Then define a tissue class with representative annotations according to your needs, e.g., three different lymphoid follicles, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1171\" height=\"807\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Tonsil-Annotation.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of the FL Colocalization App\" class=\"wp-image-638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Tonsil-Annotation.png 1171w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Tonsil-Annotation-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Tonsil-Annotation-1024x706.png 1024w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Tonsil-Annotation-768x529.png 768w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Tonsil-Annotation-370x255.png 370w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Tonsil-Annotation-270x186.png 270w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Tonsil-Annotation-435x300.png 435w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Tonsil-Annotation-570x393.png 570w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Tonsil-Annotation-740x510.png 740w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1171px) 100vw, 1171px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-gridlove-highlight-bg-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Update 26.9.2023 <br><\/strong>Many user have requested to add a possibility to select a tissue type and then automatically generate masks for downstream cell analysis. This feature is now introduced with the release of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mikaia.ai\">MIKAIA<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/a> 1.4<\/strong>: <br>It is now also possible to define your regions of interest automatically by using the Mask by Color App. This app creates masks by thresholding one (or multiple) color channels. In this example the CD20 is well suited to derive a masks as it is highly expressed in lymphoid follicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"889\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Tonsil_Lymphfollikel_MaskbyColor-1024x889.png\" alt=\"Screenhsot of the Mask by Color App\" class=\"wp-image-917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Tonsil_Lymphfollikel_MaskbyColor-1024x889.png 1024w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Tonsil_Lymphfollikel_MaskbyColor-300x260.png 300w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Tonsil_Lymphfollikel_MaskbyColor-768x666.png 768w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Tonsil_Lymphfollikel_MaskbyColor-370x321.png 370w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Tonsil_Lymphfollikel_MaskbyColor-270x234.png 270w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Tonsil_Lymphfollikel_MaskbyColor-570x495.png 570w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Tonsil_Lymphfollikel_MaskbyColor-740x642.png 740w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Tonsil_Lymphfollikel_MaskbyColor.png 1301w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-gridlove-highlight-bg-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">(end of update 26.9.2023) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/mikaia-fl-colocalization-app\/\">FL Colocalization App<\/a><\/strong> will first detect cells in a cell-marker channel such as DAPI. Select the channel that marks all cells and set up a desired value regarding sensitivity for detecting nuclei, segmentation of cells (smoothness), and average distance between cell centers (cell density). Each detected cell is then dilated by a user-defined margin (cytoplasm, e.g., 5 \u00b5m), since the cell marker channel typically represents the nucleus and the remaining markers may include ones that are expressed only in a cell\u2019s cytoplasm or membrane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then select manually per marker which signal level (MFI) is considered positive, because sometimes a weak signal does not mean the marker is really expressed. This evaluation can be configured to be carried out only in the nucleus (\u201cN\u201d), only in the cytoplasm (\u201cC\u201d) or in both compartments of the cell (\u201cN+C\u201d). Based on the thresholds you configured, MIKAIA<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> will then decide per cell which markers are expressed. As an optional 2<sup>nd<\/sup> constraint, you can require that also a certain ratio of this area exceeds the threshold. This is useful when you want to require that a certain signal level is expressed throughout the entire nucleus or cytoplasm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1930\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild12.png\" alt=\"colocalization analyisis with the FL Colocization App\" class=\"wp-image-640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild12.png 1930w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild12-300x109.png 300w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild12-1024x373.png 1024w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild12-768x280.png 768w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild12-1536x559.png 1536w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild12-370x135.png 370w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild12-270x98.png 270w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild12-570x208.png 570w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild12-740x270.png 740w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1930px) 100vw, 1930px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After selecting signal levels for every marker of interest colocalization analysis can be performed. MIKAIA<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> will compute the mean fluorescence intensity for each cell per marker separately in the nucleus and cytoplasm. Based on the thresholds you configured, MIKAIA<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> will then decide per cell which markers are expressed. <mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-gridlove-highlight-bg-color\">It is possible to analyze marker expression individually, marker combinations, or both (Update 26.9.2023)<\/mark>. Each occurring marker combination will then become an annotation class (\u201cA\u201d, \u201cB\u201d, \u201cC\u201d, &#8230;) that represents a particular phenotype. Since some marker combinations may not exist, the classes are not strictly alphabetic (\u201cA,B,C &#8230;\u201d), but some letters may be missing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Tonsil_Markers-1024x572.png\" alt=\"colocalization analyisis with the FL Colocization App\" class=\"wp-image-919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Tonsil_Markers-1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Tonsil_Markers-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Tonsil_Markers-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Tonsil_Markers-370x207.png 370w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Tonsil_Markers-270x151.png 270w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Tonsil_Markers-570x318.png 570w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Tonsil_Markers-740x413.png 740w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Tonsil_Markers.png 1525w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bild13-1024x571.png\" alt=\"colocalization analyisis with the FL Colocization App\" class=\"wp-image-918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bild13-1024x571.png 1024w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bild13-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bild13-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bild13-370x206.png 370w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bild13-270x151.png 270w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bild13-570x318.png 570w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bild13-740x413.png 740w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bild13.png 1517w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Coexpression analysis in interfollicular tissue<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Up next, we would like to analyze marker coexpression in interfollicular tissue. Again, define a tissue class with representative annotations according to your needs, e.g., three different interfollicular regions, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"826\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild14.png\" alt=\"Coexpression analysis in interfollicular tissue in a tonsil 15plex imaged with Akoya PhenoCycler-Fusion. \" class=\"wp-image-642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild14.png 1300w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild14-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild14-1024x651.png 1024w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild14-768x488.png 768w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild14-370x235.png 370w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild14-270x172.png 270w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild14-470x300.png 470w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild14-570x362.png 570w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild14-740x470.png 740w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By analyzing the defined RoIs, MIKAIA<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> will determine markers individually or it will create annotation classes based on marker expression per cell specific for interfollicular regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bild18-1024x571.png\" alt=\"Coexpression analysis in interfollicular tissue in a tonsil 15plex imaged with Akoya PhenoCycler-Fusion. \" class=\"wp-image-920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bild18-1024x571.png 1024w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bild18-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bild18-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bild18-370x206.png 370w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bild18-270x151.png 270w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bild18-570x318.png 570w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bild18-740x413.png 740w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bild18.png 1517w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Output<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The software generates two bar diagrams of the absolute amounts of cells by marker and marker combinations as well two tables containing the absolute and relative counts. Coexpression analysis shows that lymphoid follicles mainly contain CD20<sup>+<\/sup> B-cells and HLA-DR<sup>+<\/sup> antigen-presenting cells. In contrast, interfollicular tissue comprises a large amount of CD4<sup>+<\/sup> T-cells as well as lower amounts of HLA-DR<sup>+<\/sup> antigen-presenting cells, CD8<sup>+<\/sup> T-cells, CD44<sup>+<\/sup> cells, CD45RO<sup>+<\/sup> T-helper cells, and CD20<sup>+<\/sup> B-cells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1101\" height=\"1154\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild15.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild15.png 1101w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild15-286x300.png 286w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild15-977x1024.png 977w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild15-768x805.png 768w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild15-370x388.png 370w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild15-270x283.png 270w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild15-285x300.png 285w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild15-570x597.png 570w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild15-740x776.png 740w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1101px) 100vw, 1101px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coexpression analysis shows suitable results with regard to marker combinations. In lymphoid follicles, most cells coexpress CD20 and HLA-DR, whereas cells in the interfollicular tissue express a variety of marker combinations, for instance CD4 and HLA-DR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"1154\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild19.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild19.png 1100w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild19-286x300.png 286w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild19-976x1024.png 976w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild19-768x806.png 768w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild19-370x388.png 370w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild19-270x283.png 270w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild19-285x300.png 285w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild19-570x598.png 570w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild19-740x776.png 740w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Individual cell classes as well as the whole-slide-image channels can be hidden or shown. Additionally, generated annotation classes (one per encountered marker combination) are \u201ctagged\u201d with marker-tags such as \u201cCD4\u201d or \u201cCD20\u201d in this example. By clicking on a blue tag button, all classes that include this marker are toggled on\/off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2567\" height=\"817\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild20.png\" alt=\"Coexpression analysis in interfollicular tissue in a tonsil 15plex imaged with Akoya PhenoCycler-Fusion. \" class=\"wp-image-647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild20.png 2567w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild20-300x95.png 300w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild20-1024x326.png 1024w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild20-768x244.png 768w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild20-1536x489.png 1536w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild20-2048x652.png 2048w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild20-370x118.png 370w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild20-270x86.png 270w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild20-570x181.png 570w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild20-740x236.png 740w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2567px) 100vw, 2567px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The markup appearances can be configured individually per class, e.g., the outline and fill color can be changed. Also, all classes\u2019 appearances can be globally changed via the \u201cMarkup\u201d button in the main toolbar. It allows to force outlined or filled cell annotations and the markup\u2019s opacity can be changed. Finally, results can easily be exported into a CSV file that can be opened by Microsoft Excel or imported into R or Matlab for further statistical processing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Analyzing cell-cell-interactions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a next step, it may be worthwhile to gain insights on possible interactions between cell types. The <strong>Cell-Cell Connections App<\/strong> is typically run on the results produced by the FL Colocalization App. It creates an annotation for each cell-cell connection separately for markers and marker combinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3241\" height=\"1160\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild22.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of Cell-Cell Connections App\" class=\"wp-image-648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild22.png 3241w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild22-300x107.png 300w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild22-1024x367.png 1024w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild22-768x275.png 768w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild22-1536x550.png 1536w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild22-2048x733.png 2048w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild22-370x132.png 370w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild22-270x97.png 270w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild22-570x204.png 570w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild22-740x265.png 740w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3241px) 100vw, 3241px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Results pane shows a bar chart that visualizes which connection type appears most frequently. For instance, in lymphoid follicles CD20 and HLA-DR positive cells are most frequently adjacent to one another whereas in interfollicular tissue connections between CD4 and HLA-DR positive cells are most frequent. By default, only connections between cells of different types are considered, though this can be configured. Additionally, a large table shows six matrices where the various classes (cell types) are listed both in the x and y axis. The table contains statistics such as the average distance (in \u00b5m) between cell types or a bystander analysis. For instance, in lymphoid follicles CD20 has 0.5 neighbors of HLA-DR cells on average. In interfollicular tissue, CD4 has 0.4 neighbors of HLA-DR cells on average. The software also computes a histogram and table for marker combinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2240\" height=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild23.png\" alt=\"plots of lymphoid follicle vs. interfollicular tissue\" class=\"wp-image-649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild23.png 2240w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild23-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild23-1024x468.png 1024w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild23-768x351.png 768w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild23-1536x701.png 1536w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild23-2048x935.png 2048w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild23-370x169.png 370w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild23-270x123.png 270w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild23-570x260.png 570w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild23-740x338.png 740w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2240px) 100vw, 2240px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As it is demonstrated in the FL Colocalization App before, individual cell classes as well as the whole-slide-image channels can be toggled on\/off by clicking marker-tags such as \u201cCD4\u201d or \u201cCD20\u201d in this example. Finally, results can easily be exported into a CSV file that can be opened by Microsoft Excel or imported into R or Matlab for further statistical processing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2685\" height=\"809\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild24.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild24.png 2685w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild24-300x90.png 300w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild24-1024x309.png 1024w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild24-768x231.png 768w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild24-1536x463.png 1536w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild24-2048x617.png 2048w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild24-370x111.png 370w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild24-270x81.png 270w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild24-570x172.png 570w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/smart-sensing-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Bild24-740x223.png 740w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2685px) 100vw, 2685px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this MIKAIA\u00ae University application note, we guide you through the analysis of a common use case, coexpression of marker combinations in lymphoid follicles and interfollicular tissue in a tonsil 15plex imaged with Akoya PhenoCycler-Fusion. \u00a0 Coexpression analysis in lymphoid follicles First, we would like to analyze marker coexpression in lymphoid follicles. For a cell-based [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":168,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,28,24],"tags":[7,29,109],"coauthors":[54],"class_list":["post-636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-digital-pathology","category-mikaia-university","category-spatial-biology","tag-mikaia","tag-mikaia-app-note","tag-use-case"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>MIKAIA-Analysis of Human Tonsil 15plex Imaged with Akoya PhenoCycler-Fusion - SMART SENSING insights<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This app notes presents a common use case: analyzing marker combinations in a tonsil 15plex imaged with Akoya PhenoCycler-Fusion.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, 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