Microscopy deep learning predicts viral infections

(University of Zurich) When viruses infect cells, changes in the cell nucleus occur, and these can be observed through fluorescence microscopy. Using fluorescence images from live cells, researchers at the University of Zurich have trained an artificial neural network to reliably recognize cells that are infected by adenoviruses or herpes viruses. The procedure also identifies severe acute infections at an early stage.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news