A study of a method for distribution analysis of skin color

Background/aims: The objective and quantitative assessment of the skin is important in medical and cosmeceutical research. Assessment of color is an important element for analyzing the surface of the skin, which is usually determined subjectively by a doctor or using color analysis devices. These devices, however, cannot provide correct color information because color is construed from the mean value of the observation region, and analysis of color distribution is impossible. The purpose of this paper is to develop an objective analysis method to permit skin color measurement of each pixel unit of an image and analyze the distribution of skin surface color. Methods: The Skin Color Distribution Analyzer (SCDA) is an analysis method newly developed at the Research Institute for Skin Image at Korea University. The SCDA system presented in this paper performed a novel form of quantitative and objective analysis of skin color distribution using each pixel color model parameter found in image wavelength information. In this paper, distribution analysis was conducted on normal skin and skin lesions and skin affected by artificially induced irritant contact dermatitis and pigmented nevous. The method selected a grade using a color model parameter. Twenty healthy Korean males participated in this study. A comparative study of the eight anatomical areas was performed, including the exposure and non‐exposure parts and the medial aspect and the lateral aspect of the forearm. A reliability test for the SCDA system was also conducted with a spectrometer (SPEC) using the color analysis method. Results: Each skin lesion was precisely segmented by grade and each parameter hada different statistical significance for results of analysis of distribution in pigmented nevous and the artificially induced irritant contact dermatitis. Parameters L^*, b^*, a^*, and EI showed salient traits. Showed resemble measured result in the SCDA system and the SPEC of normal skin. The exposed site, in comparison with the non‐exposed site, showed a notable difference in the L^* parameter and a significant statistical difference in the x and z parameters, except b^*. The comparison of the medial and lateral aspects of the forearm showed a notable difference in the L^* parameter and a significant statistical difference in the parameters except y and b^*. In the reliability test result using the SCDA system and the SPEC, the SCDA system was highly reliabile in terms of the CV value in all color model parameters. Conclusions: The color distribution analysis method using the SCDA system has revealed an aspect that the existent method of medical research has not shown, and is considered to be more reliable than other methods. This method can provide better study findings because it can be applied to other fields in addition to the medical science field and the ripple effect is thought to be bigger in other science field too.     

关于生化自动分析仪噪音核查和反应限核查的几点讨论

生化自动分析仪在进行噪音核查和反应限核查之前，均已完成线性核查，已确定线性反应区，从吸光度-时间回归线计算出每分钟吸光度变化速度（△A／min）。在此基础上进行噪音核查（Noise Check）和反应限核查（Reaction Limit Check）。     

Sysmex XE-2100全自动血细胞分析仪嗜酸性粒细胞绝对值计数的评价

目的了解SysmexXE-2100全自动血细胞分析仪嗜酸性粒细胞绝对值计数的准确性。方法分别用仪器法和目测法计数60份抗凝静脉血的嗜酸性粒细胞数,再将两者的结果进行比较;并对5份嗜酸性粒细胞数值不同的抗凝静脉血分别用仪器法和目测法计数,每份标本重复计数10次,然后计算出CV值进行比较。结果60份抗凝静脉血仪器法和目测法计数结果之间无显著性差异,P>0.05;相关系数(r)为0.9996,P<0.01。仪器法和目测法对5份嗜酸性粒细胞数值不同的标本重复计数的平均CV值分别是1.98%和6.63%,显示仪器法的精密度明显高于目测法。结论用SysmexSE-2100全自动血细胞分析仪计数嗜酸性粒细胞绝对值(0～9.02×109/L)是一种快速和较准确的方法,可满足临床诊断、治疗和疗效观察的需要。     

Validation of silver-stained nucleolar organizer regions for evaluation of invasive character of urinary bladder carcinoma in rats and mice

A series of 8 rat and 16 mouse invasive bladder carcinomas were investigated for the presence of silverstained nucleolar organizer regions (AgNORs) to clarify whether this parameter is applicable to the estimation of their invasive character. With regard to number of AgNORs per cell, neither rat nor mouse carcinomas showed any difference between invasive and noninvasive sites within the same tumor. However, the frequency of cancer cells bearing bizarre dots, irregular in size and shape, was significantly higher at sites of actual invasion. Quantitative data generated using an image analyzer revealed significantly lower values for NOR roundness and significantly larger NOR size in invasive sites than in noninvasive sites in all groups. Double staining for the proliferation marker proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and AgNORs was performed on eight rat carcinomas and a close correlation between the two was confirmed. Thus the number of AgNORs in PCNA-positive cells was significantly greater than in PCNA-negative cells. Furthermore, a particularly strong correlation was observed for incidences of PCNA-positive cells and bizarre dots (P<0.01). The quantitative data also demonstrated significant differences in size and shape of dots. It is concluded that AgNORs have diagnostic value for the invasive character of bladder carcinomas.     

激素敏感型肾病单个核细胞培养上清液对大鼠肾小球多阴离子及超微结构的影响

用刀豆蛋白Ａ刺激激素敏感型肾病单个核细胞，并将其培养上清液灌注于大鼠肾内。结合电镜观察，用图像分析仪及体视学方法分别对其肾组织胶体铁染色切片和电镜照片上的足突和滤过裂隙的平均宽度进行测定。结果表明：该病极期上清液灌注的鼠肾小球多阴离子明显减少，足突肿胀、融合，滤过裂隙变窄；而该病缓解组和正常对照组则为阴性。说明该病单个核细胞培养上清液可引起鼠肾小球微小病变型肾病综合征的病变，并揭示该变化可能是由其上清液中一种异常的Ｔ淋巴细胞因子所致。     

血液分析仪红细胞指数质控方法的探讨

目的 探讨血液分析仪红细胞指数的质控方法。方法 利用L-J质控空图和某全血质控物提供的有关数据,推理论证红细胞指数[MCV、MCH、MCHC]在控时对其有关测定参数值的新的质控要求。结果 红细胞指数有关测定参数值的质控范围应分别为HGB:(?)±1.7 s,HCT:(?)±1.06 s,RBC:(?)±1.06s。超出此范围判定为失控。结论 执行该质控判定标准可以实现对红细胞指数实施质控的目的。     

ABL50血气分析仪电、液路故障维修

本文介绍ABL50型血气分析仪使用过程中遇到的电、液路故障处理方法。     

Effects of AETT-Induced Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis on Learning Ability in Rats

Abstract: The behavioral effects of ceroid-lipofuscin accumulation, induced by intraperitoneal administration of acetyl-ethyl-tetramethyl-tetralin (AETT) in Wistar rats for 3 months, were examined in the present studies. A significant increase in neuronal ceroid-lipofuscin was demonstrated neuropathologically as well as morphometrically. Although the AETT-intoxicated rats showed neither alteration of locomotor activity nor shock sensitivity, a significant impairment of learning ability, especially an acquisition trial in passive avoidance tests, was observed. Results of the present studies indicate the possibility that a diffuse lipofuscin accumulation causes a learning impairment in rats. The results also imply the possibility of a significant role of age-related lipofuscin accumulation in the dementing processes of human especially in the elderly.     

Evaluation of the ABX Cobas Vega automated hematology analyzer and comparison with the Coulter STKS

An evaluation of the new automated hematology analyzer was performed in comparison with the Coulter STKS on 1,694 blood samples coming from the different departments of Nice University Hospital. The Cobas Vega showed very satisfactory results in terms of repeatability, reproducibility and linearity. Correlation with the STKS was excellent with the exception of the following parameters: red blood cell distribution index and the absolute values for eosinophils and basophils. Two qualities were particularly appreciable: absence of leukocyte carryover, and stability of the complete blood count and leukocyte differential count over a long period. Analysis of qualitative flags showed that the overall blood smear review rate was 47% for the Cobas Vega, not forgetting that optical microscopy detects 37% of all abnormalities. The STKS’s review rate was 49.5%. Flags commonly concerned the granulocytic lineage, 61% for the STKS and 48% for the Vega, with a false positive rate of 43.4% for the STKS compared with 22% for the Vega. The opposite phenomenon was observed with the flag for atypical lymphocytes which represented 11% of flags for the STKS and 25.6% for the Vega, with a false positive rate of 25.5% for the STKS and 34% for the Cobas Vega. This may be explained by the fact that lymphocyte abnormalities sometimes generated “granulocytic” flags on the STKS. Studies of the false negative rate carried out using light microscopy on 505 blood samples without flags on either system, detected the presence of a slight myelemia, and a few hyperbasophilic lymphocytes or plasmocytes in 18.6% of all cases. Finally, the Cobas Vega’s practicality was greatly appreciated and there was no trouble with breakdowns throughout the whole period of its use.     

ABX MICROS 60-OT型血细胞分析仪的性能评价

目的　评价ABXMICROS 60 -OT(以下简称ABX -60 )血细胞分析仪的分析性能 ,推广临床应用。　方法　用EDTA -K2静脉抗凝血标本连续测定和每天随机插入常规标本测定及稀释法分别测定ABX -60的精密度 ,携带污染率和线性性能 ,并与COULTERJT -IR结果进行比较。　结果　ABX -60的批内和批间精密度的变异系数均 <5 ,病人标本测定携带污染率均≤ 0 4% ,对白细胞、红细胞、血红蛋白、血小板测定结果与COULTERJT -IR比较有良好的相关性。　结论　ABX -60是一种较为理想的中档血细胞分析仪 ,适合中心型单位使用。