Mark HartnettSoftware Support EngineerDecember 7, 2001
Introduction to Analysis and Feature Extraction Software
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Launching the Image Analysis Software• Double-click the Image
Analysis icon on the desktop
OR
• Click Start > Programs > Agilent Life-Sciences > Image Analysis
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Accessing the Image Analysis User Manual• Double-click the Agilent-
Life Sciences icon on the desktop
• OR
• Click Help > Help from the Image Analysis menu bar
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Accessing the Image Analysis Software Version• Click Help > About from
the Image Analysis menu bar
• The About Analysis dialog displays the software version
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How to Open a Scanned Image
• Click the Open icon on the Image Analysis toolbar
OR
• Click File > Open and select the image file in the Open dialog
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How to Save a Copy of a Scanned Image• Click the Save As icon on
the Image Analysis toolbar
OR
• Click File > Save As and name the image file in the Save As dialog
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How to Crop a Scanned Image
• Left-click and hold the mouse and then draw a box around the array
• Release the mouse button
• The cropped image appears in a new window
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How to Crop a Scanned Image (Continued)• Click the Save Cropped
View Icon in the new image window
OR
• Click File > Save Cropped View on the Image Analysis menu bar
• Complete the information in the Save Cropped View dialog
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How to Close an Image
• Click the Close icon on the scan image window
OR
• Click File > Close on the Image Analysis menu bar
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Changing the Color Range of the Image Display• Click the Set color range
icon in the toolbar of the scan image
OR
• Click Color > Set Data Range from the Image Analysis menu bar
• In the Set Data Range dialog, enter the minimum and maximum values or choose Auto Scale Image
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Setting the Data Range for the Color Scale• Changing the data range
only affects the visualization of the array
• Underlying pixel intensities - raw data - do not change
• Compressing the data range brightens the array
• Expanding the data range dims the array
expand scale -lower min
& raise max
compress scale -raise min &lower max
auto scale
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Changing between Log and Linear Color Scale • Click the Toggle Log Scale
Icon to switch between Log and Linear color scale
OR
• Click Color > Use Log Color Scale to toggle between Log and Linear color scale
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Viewing Images with Log or Linear Color Scales• Click Color > Use Log Color
Scale
• Toggle between log and linear color scale Log Scale
Linear Scale
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Changing the Color Palette
• Click on Color in the Image Analysis menu bar
• False Color and False Color with White BG are available for two-color images
• Gray Scale and Reverse Gray Scale are available for single-color images
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Histogram Graphs of Pixel Intensities• Histograms can be plotted for the entire view or a selected
region
• for entire view - click View > Entire Histogram
• for a selected region - right-click and draw the region
• Selected region can be rectangular or elliptical
• use the toggle button to switch between shapes
• For two color images - one or both colors can be plotted
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How to Select an Elliptical Area for a Histogram• Click the Toggle
Histogram Shape icon on the image toolbar
OR
• Click Options > Select Elliptical Area on the Image Analysis menu bar
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How to Select Graph Defaults for Histograms• Click Options > Set
Graph Defaults on the Image Analysis menu bar
• Specify either the Bin Size or the Maximum Number of Bins in the Set Bin Defaults dialog
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Histogram Plot - Sample
Elliptical histogramfor this feature
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Histogram Plot - Bin Size
• Bin size is set automatically by the Analysis software
• Users can change the bin size by two methods
• specifying the number of pixel intensity counts per bin
• specifying the maximum number of bins
• click Options > Set Graph Defaults -OR- Histogram > Change Bins
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How to Select Default Image Options• Click Options > Set
Image Defaults on the Image Analysis Toolbar
• Specify the desired default parameters in the Default Image Options dialog
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How to Set the Design File Search Path• Click Options > Set
Design File Search Path
• Click Browse in the Set XML Path dialog
• Locate the directory containing the design file in the Browse for Folder dialog
• Click Add in the Set XML Path dialog
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How to Check the Memory Status
• Click Help > Memory Status on the Image Analysis menu bar
• The Memory Status dialog is displayed
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Line Graphs
• Line graphs show a horizontal or vertical slice through the image
• To open the Select Row/Col dialog box
• click View > Select Row or Column
• for horizontal slice - click
• for vertical slice - click
• Choose Row -OR- Column -OR- All Rows or Columns
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Line Graph - Sample
Line graph for a row of pixelsthrough these features
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Exporting Images to other Applications• Scan images, histogram plots, and line graphs
can be exported to other applications
• Export methods
• high-resolution - click File >Save As and specify bitmap file type
• low-resolution - click the copy button to send the image to the clipboard
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Zooming In and Out
• Click View > Zoom from the menu
• select a magnification
• Mouse shortcuts
• To zoom in - Ctrl + left double click on the image
• To zoom out - Ctrl + right double click on the image
• Toolbar buttons
Zoom in Zoom out 100 percent
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Scan Image File Information
• Information regarding the scan image is stored within its TIF file
• chip barcode
• scan date and time
• scanner software versions
• scan region
• PMT voltage
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Viewing Scan Image File Information• Click View > FileInfo
• select General tab
• The scanner reads the barcode and generates the Array Identifier
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Viewing Scan Image File Information• Click View > FileInfo
• select the General tab
• The scanner reads the barcode and generates the Array Identifier
• user can modify if necessary
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Viewing Scan Image File Information• Click View > FileInfo
• select the Versions tab
• Scanner software versions are stored with the scan image
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Viewing Scan Image File Information• Click View > FileInfo
• select the Image tab
• Scan regions and PMT Voltages are displayed
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Viewing Scan Image File Information• Click View > FileInfo
• select the Image 2 tab
• Scan resolution is shown in the MicronsPerPixel field
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Feature Extraction Input Files
• Input Files - Required
• Scan image of Agilent microarray in 16-bit TIFF format
• 16-bit TIFF images are generated by the Agilent scanner. Scan images converted to other formats can not be feature extracted.
• Scan images of non-Agilent microarrays can be viewed - but not feature extracted - with the Agilent Image Analysis and Feature Extraction software.
• Array Design file - also called Pattern file - in GEML XML format
• Describes the layout and the probes on the microarray
• XML - Extensible Markup Language
• GEML - Gene Expression Markup Language
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Feature Extraction Input Files (Continued)• Input Files - Optional
• Printing File - applies to cDNA microarrays. This file contains information on the cDNA clones spotted on the microarray. Bad clones on the microarray are ignored and excluded from analysis.
• If no Printing File is found, the below dialog is displayed
• In-situ microarray customers should disregard this message
• cDNA microarray customers should place the appropriate Printing File in the Design File Search path
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Feature Extraction Output Files
• XML - Contains the gene expression profile for the microarray in GEML format. Expression data in the GEML format can be loaded directly into the Rosetta Resolver Gene Expression Analysis software.
• Tab-text - Contains the gene expression profile for the microarray in tab-delimited text format. This format is intended for customers who do not use Resolver for gene expression analysis. The data will load into other gene expression analsysis software with a minimum of manipulation.
• Visual Results - Contains the “shapes” annotation generated by the Feature Extraction software. This file allows for subsequent viewing of the “shapes” annotation without having to re-extract the scan image.
From theFeature Extraction UI
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How to Crop a Scanned Image
• Left-click and hold the mouse and then draw a box around the array
• Release the mouse button
• The cropped image appears in a new window
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How to Crop a Scanned Image (Continued)• Click the Save Cropped
View Icon in the new image window
OR
• Click File > Save Cropped View on the Image Analysis menu bar
• Complete the information in the Save Cropped View dialog
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How to Manually Input the Slide Barcode• The Agilent scanner
reads the barcode for each slide and stores that information inside the TIFF scan image
• In rare cases, the Agilent scanner does not read the slide barcode correctly
• The user must then manually enter the slide barcode when saving a cropped microarray scan image
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Agilent Slide Barcode Nomenclature• The Agilent microarray
barcode standard consists of 14 digits
• The six-digit design identifier is the same for all microarrays printed from the same pattern
• The six-digit serial number serves as a unique identifier for all microarrays printed from the same pattern
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Agilent Microarray Identifier Nomenclature• The Agilent microarray identifier is based on the slide
barcode
• Slides contain either one 22K-feature microarray or two 8.4K-feature microarrays
• 22K-feature microarray - one microarray per slide
• Suffix _A01 appended to the slide barcode
• 8.4K-feature microarray - two microarrays per slide
• Suffix _A01 appended to slide barcode - Left array
• Suffix _A02 appended to slide barcode - Right array
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Agilent Design and Printing File Nomenclature• Agilent design and printing
file naming nomenclature is based on the design ID and date
• Printing files are only generated for cDNA microarrays and contain information about bad clones on the array
• Do not rename the design or printing files!
• Deviating from the nomenclature prevents automatic association of microarray scan images with their design and printing files
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How to Set the Design File Search Path• Feature Extraction checks
the design file search path to find the microarray scan image’s design file
• Click Options > Set Design File Search Path
• Click Browse in the Set XML Path dialog
• Locate the directory containing the design file in the Browse for Folder dialog
• Click Add in the Set XML Path dialog
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How to Feature Extract a Scan Image• Make sure the design file is
in the design file search path
• Crop and save the microarray scan image (and manually enter the slide barcode if necessary)
• Click Feature Extraction > Feature Extractor
• Specify the directory path for the output files
• Click the Load All Defaults button and the Run button
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How the Feature Extraction Software Searches for Design Files• The design ID is part of the microarray identifier, which
is embedded in the microarray scan image
• The design ID is embedded in the filename of the design file
• The design ID is also embedded in the filename of printing files - applicable to cDNA microarray design files
• For all directories in the design file search path:
• the Feature Extraction software searches for design and printing files with embedded design IDs that match the design ID in the microarray scan image
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How to Manually Specify a Design File• If the microarray design file is not found in the
design file search path, the user is prompted to manually specify a design file
• Slide printing files can not be loaded using this method and therefore no clone information will be available
• The user must ensure that the manually-specified design file represents the microarray in the scan image
• If the manually-specified design file does not represent the microarray in the scan image, an erroneous gene expression profile will result
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How to Manually Specify a Design File
Warning 1
Warning 2
Design File Loading Logic
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Locating Corner Features in the Feature Extraction Software• The Feature Extraction software automatically
locates the corner features of the microarray and uses these as references to locate all other features
• In rare cases, the Feature Extraction software fails to locate the corner features of the microarray
• The user must then manually provide the locations of three corners of the microarray, to allow the software feature extract the microarray
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How to Manually Locate the Corner Features in a Microarray Scan Image• Zoom in on the top-left corner
feature on the microarray
• Place the mouse pointer over the center of the corner feature
• Left-click the mouse
• Click the enter button for Upper Left in the Find Spots tab of the Feature Extraction user interface
• The row and column coordinates are pasted into the user interface
• Repeat the process for the upper-right and lower-left corner features
top-leftcorner feature
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Viewing Feature Extraction Results
• Click View > Extraction Results
• Three on / off toggles
• View Results
• Hide Good
• Simple Colors