Reliability of nucleus-to-cell and nucleus-to-cytoplasm calculations for conjunctival impression cytology specimens

Current Eye Research
Michael J Doughty

Abstract

To assess the outcome of two different nucleo-cytoplasmic ratio calculations in relation to the number of cells measured from conjunctival impression cytology (CIC) images. CIC from the exposed nasal bulbar conjunctiva surface was undertaken on 40 young adults using a Millcell(®)-CM filter; the filters were stained with Giemsa, colour images taken of the cells in a monolayer at 200 X magnification, graded by the Nelson scale and then a projection overlay method used to outline the cell and nucleus borders. Nucleo-cytoplasmic ratios were calculated based on literal interpretation of the term (i.e. N/CYT = nucleus area/[cell area - nucleus area]) as well as based on cell area (i.e. N/CELL = nucleus area/cell area). A range of N/CYT or N/CELL values are expected for all cells, regardless of squamous metaplasia grade, with slightly greater heterogeneity expected from N/CYT calculations. The difference between the two calculations gets progressively less as the squamous metaplasia grade increases. For all grades of cells, these ratios could be determined to within approximately ±1% if adequate numbers of cells were measured (i.e. 75, 65, 50 and 35 for grade 0 to grade 3 cells respectively). If fewer cells are measured, then the vari...Continue Reading

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