Interlaboratory comparison of DNA image analysis. 1996

F B Thunnissen, and I O Ellis, and U Jütting
Department of Pathology, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Interlaboratory quality assurance studies have been conducted for DNA flow cytometry, but not for DNA image analysis systems. The purpose of this study was to investigate if concordance of DNA image analysis systems existed with respect to classification and staining of standardized material. In three separate rounds, human liver cells were measured randomly by means of the image cytometry system present in each participating laboratory. The features integrated optical density (IOD) and AREA were reported. The relationship between the coefficient of variation (CV) of the 2c and 4c peak were compared with three models. In the three rounds the number of participating laboratories was 11, 14 and 11, respectively. Sequential plotting of normalized IOD values yielded useful information about intra-measurement variation. Comparison of measurements in specimens stained in the participating and central laboratory revealed similar CV values. In general, the precision of the instruments, expressed as the 4c/2c and 8c/2c ratios was good. The accuracy of the different laboratories expressed as the CV of IOD for the three rounds varied from 2-17%. The relation of the CVs of the 2c and the 4c peaks was best fit with the model of the addition of two normal distributions. We conclude that interlaboratory comparison of DNA measurements performed on different instruments is certainly feasible and could facilitate improvement in quality standards.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007753 Laboratories Facilities equipped to carry out investigative procedures. Laboratory
D008099 Liver A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances. Livers
D011786 Quality Control A system for verifying and maintaining a desired level of quality in a product or process by careful planning, use of proper equipment, continued inspection, and corrective action as required. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed) Control, Quality,Controls, Quality,Quality Controls
D004247 DNA A deoxyribonucleotide polymer that is the primary genetic material of all cells. Eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms normally contain DNA in a double-stranded state, yet several important biological processes transiently involve single-stranded regions. DNA, which consists of a polysugar-phosphate backbone possessing projections of purines (adenine and guanine) and pyrimidines (thymine and cytosine), forms a double helix that is held together by hydrogen bonds between these purines and pyrimidines (adenine to thymine and guanine to cytosine). DNA, Double-Stranded,Deoxyribonucleic Acid,ds-DNA,DNA, Double Stranded,Double-Stranded DNA,ds DNA
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D019044 Image Cytometry A technique encompassing morphometry, densitometry, neural networks, and expert systems that has numerous clinical and research applications and is particularly useful in anatomic pathology for the study of malignant lesions. The most common current application of image cytometry is for DNA analysis, followed by quantitation of immunohistochemical staining. Cytometry, Image,Cytometries, Image,Image Cytometries

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