title: Correlation statistics for cDNA microarray image analysis.
abstract: In this paper, correlation of the pixels comprising a microarray spot is investigated. Subsequently, correlation statistics, namely, Pearson correlation and Spearman rank correlation, are used to segment the foreground and background intensity of microarray spots. The performance of correlation-based segmentation is compared to clustering-based (PAM, k-means) and seeded-region growing techniques (SPOT). It is shown that correlation-based segmentation is useful in flagging poorly hybridized spots, thus minimizing false-positives. The present study also raises the intriguing question of whether a change in correlation can be an indicator of differential gene expression.
authors.affiliation: Center on Aging, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 629 Jack Stephens Drive, Room: 3105, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA. nagarajanradhakrish@uams.edu
authors.forename: Radhakrishnan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nagarajan
authors.forename: Meenakshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Upreti
mesh_terms: D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling / Q000379:methods*; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods*; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods*; D008957:Models, Genetic; D015233:Models, Statistical; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D010363:Pattern Recognition, Automated / Q000379:methods; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013223:Statistics as Topic