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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Detection, Isolation and Quantification of Myocardial Infarct with Four Different Histological Staining Techniques.

Xiaobo Wu, Linnea Meier, Tom X Liu, Stefano Toldo, Steven Poelzing, Robert G Gourdie

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. An Integrated Evaluation Framework for Adult Heart Regeneration.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2026
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Xiaobo WuCenter for Heart and Reparative Medicine Research, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion, Roanoke, VA 24016, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3136-5059
Linnea MeierDepartment of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.
Tom X LiuCenter for Artificial Intelligence, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60201, USA.
Stefano ToldoRobert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.
Steven PoelzingCenter for Heart and Reparative Medicine Research, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion, Roanoke, VA 24016, USA.
Robert G GourdieCenter for Heart and Reparative Medicine Research, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion, Roanoke, VA 24016, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6021-0796

Funding

Connexin-based Signaling in the Heart: Cellular and ExosomalR35HL161237 · NHLBI · VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND ST UNIV · PI ROBERT G GOURDIE · 2022 to 2026
$4.4M
Arrhythmia Mechanisms Modulated by Intercalated Disc Extracellular NanodomainsR01HL159097 · NHLBI · VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND ST UNIV · PI Steven Poelzing · 2023 to 2026
$2.5M
Therapeutic Targeting of Voltage Gated Sodium Channel AutoregulationR01HL169610 · NHLBI · VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND ST UNIV · PI Steven Poelzing, Seth Howard Weinberg · 2024 to 2026
$2.1M
Unconventional IL-1 Signaling in Heart failureR01HL150115 · NHLBI · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI ABBATE, ANTONIO, TOLDO, STEFANO · 2020 to 2024
$1.9M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL150115NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL159097NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL169610NHLBI NIH HHS R35 HL161237
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Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesThe precise quantification of myocardial infarction is crucial for evaluating therapeutic strategies. We developed a robust, color-based semi-automatic algorithm capable of infarct region detection, isolation and quantification with four different histological staining techniques, and of the isolation and quantification of diffuse fibrosis in the heart.

methodsOur method is developed based on the color difference in the infarct and non-infarct regions after histological staining. Mouse cardiac tissues stained with Masson's trichrome (MTS), hematoxylin and eosin (H&E), 2,3,5-Triphenyltetrazolium chloride and picrosirius red were included to demonstrate the performance of our method.

resultsWe demonstrate that our algorithm can effectively identify and produce a clear visualization of infarct tissue in the four staining techniques. Notably, the infarct region on an H&E-stained tissue section can be clearly visualized after processing. The MATLAB-based program we developed holds promise for infarct quantification. Additionally, our program can isolate and quantify diffuse fibrotic elements from an MTS-stained cardiac section, which suggests the algorithm's potential for evaluating pathological cardiac fibrosis in diseased cardiac tissues.

conclusionsWe demonstrate that this color-based algorithm is capable of accurately identifying, isolating and quantifying cardiac infarct regions with different staining techniques, as well as diffuse and patchy fibrosis in MTS-stained cardiac tissues.

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color-basedfibrosisMATLABmyocardial infarctionquantificationstaining techniques

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