A new, deep learning-based method for the analysis of autopsy kidney samples used to study sex differences in glomerular density and size in a forensic population.

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serval:BIB_6772A8E19616
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
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Titre
A new, deep learning-based method for the analysis of autopsy kidney samples used to study sex differences in glomerular density and size in a forensic population.
Périodique
International journal of legal medicine
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Vilmont V., Ngatchou N., Lioux G., Kalucki S., Brito W., Burnier M., Rotman S., Lardi C., Pruijm M.
ISSN
1437-1596 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0937-9827
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
05/2024
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
138
Numéro
3
Pages
873-882
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Résumé
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used in forensic anthropology and genetics to identify the victim and the cause of death. The large autopsy samples from persons with traumatic causes of death but without comorbidities also offer possibilities to analyze normal histology with AI. We propose a new deep learning-based method to rapidly count glomerular number and measure glomerular density (GD) and volume in post-mortem kidney samples obtained in a forensic population. We assessed whether this new method detects glomerular differences between men and women without known kidney disease. Autopsies performed between 2009 and 2015 were analyzed if subjects were aged ≥ 18 years and had no known kidney disease, diabetes mellitus, or hypertension. A large biopsy was taken from each kidney, stained with hematoxylin and eosin, and scanned. An in-house developed deep learning-based algorithm counted the glomerular density (GD), number, and size. Out of 1165 forensic autopsies, 86 met all inclusion criteria (54 men). Mean (± SD) age was 43.5 ± 14.6; 786 ± 277 glomeruli were analyzed per individual. There was no significant difference in GD between men and women (2.18 ± 0.49 vs. 2.30 ± 0.57 glomeruli/mm <sup>2</sup> , p = 0.71); glomerular diameter, area, and volume also did not differ. GD correlated inversely with age, kidney weight, and glomerular area. Glomerular area and volume increased significantly with age. In this study, there were no sex differences in glomerular density or size. Considering the size of the kidney samples, the use of the presented deep learning method can help to analyze large renal autopsy biopsies and opens perspectives for the histological study of other organs.
Mots-clé
Female, Humans, Male, Sex Characteristics, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Kidney, Kidney Diseases, Autopsy, Artificial intelligence, Forensic medicine, Glomerular density, Histology, Kidney autopsy, Nephron number, Sex
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Oui
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09/01/2024 11:17
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23/04/2024 7:12
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