Complementary performances of convolutional and capsule neural networks on classifying microfluidic images of dividing yeast cells.

Microfluidic-based assays have become effective high-throughput approaches to examining replicative aging of budding yeast cells. Deep learning may offer an efficient way to analyze a large number of images collected from microfluidic experiments. Here, we compare three deep learning architectures t...

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Main Authors: Mehran Ghafari, Justin Clark, Hao-Bo Guo, Ruofan Yu, Yu Sun, Weiwei Dang, Hong Qin
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
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Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0246988&type=printable
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Justin Clark
Hao-Bo Guo
Ruofan Yu
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Weiwei Dang
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description Microfluidic-based assays have become effective high-throughput approaches to examining replicative aging of budding yeast cells. Deep learning may offer an efficient way to analyze a large number of images collected from microfluidic experiments. Here, we compare three deep learning architectures to classify microfluidic time-lapse images of dividing yeast cells into categories that represent different stages in the yeast replicative aging process. We found that convolutional neural networks outperformed capsule networks in terms of accuracy, precision, and recall. The capsule networks had the most robust performance in detecting one specific category of cell images. An ensemble of three best-fitted single-architecture models achieves the highest overall accuracy, precision, and recall due to complementary performances. In addition, extending classification classes and data augmentation of the training dataset can improve the predictions of the biological categories in our study. This work lays a useful framework for sophisticated deep-learning processing of microfluidic-based assays of yeast replicative aging.
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spelling doaj-art-9e47ef99de7948fa88063dbf9fcb778b2025-08-20T02:00:52ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032021-01-01163e024698810.1371/journal.pone.0246988Complementary performances of convolutional and capsule neural networks on classifying microfluidic images of dividing yeast cells.Mehran GhafariJustin ClarkHao-Bo GuoRuofan YuYu SunWeiwei DangHong QinMicrofluidic-based assays have become effective high-throughput approaches to examining replicative aging of budding yeast cells. Deep learning may offer an efficient way to analyze a large number of images collected from microfluidic experiments. Here, we compare three deep learning architectures to classify microfluidic time-lapse images of dividing yeast cells into categories that represent different stages in the yeast replicative aging process. We found that convolutional neural networks outperformed capsule networks in terms of accuracy, precision, and recall. The capsule networks had the most robust performance in detecting one specific category of cell images. An ensemble of three best-fitted single-architecture models achieves the highest overall accuracy, precision, and recall due to complementary performances. In addition, extending classification classes and data augmentation of the training dataset can improve the predictions of the biological categories in our study. This work lays a useful framework for sophisticated deep-learning processing of microfluidic-based assays of yeast replicative aging.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0246988&type=printable
spellingShingle Mehran Ghafari
Justin Clark
Hao-Bo Guo
Ruofan Yu
Yu Sun
Weiwei Dang
Hong Qin
Complementary performances of convolutional and capsule neural networks on classifying microfluidic images of dividing yeast cells.
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title Complementary performances of convolutional and capsule neural networks on classifying microfluidic images of dividing yeast cells.
title_full Complementary performances of convolutional and capsule neural networks on classifying microfluidic images of dividing yeast cells.
title_fullStr Complementary performances of convolutional and capsule neural networks on classifying microfluidic images of dividing yeast cells.
title_full_unstemmed Complementary performances of convolutional and capsule neural networks on classifying microfluidic images of dividing yeast cells.
title_short Complementary performances of convolutional and capsule neural networks on classifying microfluidic images of dividing yeast cells.
title_sort complementary performances of convolutional and capsule neural networks on classifying microfluidic images of dividing yeast cells
url https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0246988&type=printable
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