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20202026
most citedDeep Learning-enabled Virtual Histological Staining of Biological Samples

354 citations · 963 across the 27 of their papers we have counts for

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27 papers

physics.optics2026

Interleaved diffractive networks for information transfer through random diffusers

Yuhang Li, Yiyang Wu, Shiqi Chen +2

Transferring optical information through random diffusers is a critical yet challenging task. In this work, we introduce a cascaded diffractive optical network for information tran…

physics.med-ph2026

Automated HER2 scoring with uncertainty quantification using lensfree holography and deep learning

Che-Yung Shen, Xilin Yang, Yuzhu Li +2

Accurate assessment of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) expression is critical for breast cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy selection; yet, most existing digi…

cs.CV2025

Autonomous labeling of surgical resection margins using a foundation model

Xilin Yang, Musa Aydin, Yuhong Lu +9

Assessing resection margins is central to pathological specimen evaluation and has profound implications for patient outcomes. Current practice employs physical inking, which is ap…

cs.CV2025★ 1 cited

Universal and Transferable Attacks on Pathology Foundation Models

Yuntian Wang, Xilin Yang, Che-Yung Shen +2

We introduce Universal and Transferable Adversarial Perturbations (UTAP) for pathology foundation models that reveal critical vulnerabilities in their capabilities. Optimized using…

physics.med-ph2025★ 3 cited

Deep learning-enabled virtual multiplexed immunostaining of label-free tissue for vascular invasion assessment

Yijie Zhang, Cagatay Isil, Xilin Yang +6

Immunohistochemistry (IHC) has transformed clinical pathology by enabling the visualization of specific proteins within tissue sections. However, traditional IHC requires one tissu…

physics.optics2025★ 8 cited

Massively parallel and universal approximation of nonlinear functions using diffractive processors

Md Sadman Sakib Rahman, Yuhang Li, Xilin Yang +2

Nonlinear computation is essential for a wide range of information processing tasks, yet implementing nonlinear functions using optical systems remains a challenge due to the weak…

physics.optics2025★ 1 cited

Snapshot multi-spectral imaging through defocusing and a Fourier imager network

Xilin Yang, Michael John Fanous, Hanlong Chen +6

Multi-spectral imaging, which simultaneously captures the spatial and spectral information of a scene, is widely used across diverse fields, including remote sensing, biomedical im…

physics.optics2024★ 7 cited

Broadband Unidirectional Visible Imaging Using Wafer-Scale Nano-Fabrication of Multi-Layer Diffractive Optical Processors

Che-Yung Shen, Paolo Batoni, Xilin Yang +6

We present a broadband and polarization-insensitive unidirectional imager that operates at the visible part of the spectrum, where image formation occurs in one direction while in…

physics.med-ph2024★ 2 cited

Label-free evaluation of lung and heart transplant biopsies using tissue autofluorescence-based virtual staining

Yuzhu Li, Nir Pillar, Tairan Liu +12

Organ transplantation serves as the primary therapeutic strategy for end-stage organ failures. However, allograft rejection is a common complication of organ transplantation. Histo…

physics.optics2024★ 7 cited

Unidirectional imaging with partially coherent light

Guangdong Ma, Che-Yung Shen, Jingxi Li +8

Unidirectional imagers form images of input objects only in one direction, e.g., from field-of-view (FOV) A to FOV B, while blocking the image formation in the reverse direction, f…

physics.med-ph2024★ 23 cited

An insertable glucose sensor using a compact and cost-effective phosphorescence lifetime imager and machine learning

Artem Goncharov, Zoltan Gorocs, Ridhi Pradhan +12

Optical continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems are emerging for personalized glucose management owing to their lower cost and prolonged durability compared to conventional ele…

eess.IV2024★ 35 cited

Automated HER2 Scoring in Breast Cancer Images Using Deep Learning and Pyramid Sampling

Sahan Yoruc Selcuk, Xilin Yang, Bijie Bai +12

Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) is a critical protein in cancer cell growth that signifies the aggressiveness of breast cancer (BC) and helps predict its prognosis.…

physics.med-ph2024★ 26 cited

Virtual birefringence imaging and histological staining of amyloid deposits in label-free tissue using autofluorescence microscopy and deep learning

Xilin Yang, Bijie Bai, Yijie Zhang +8

Systemic amyloidosis is a group of diseases characterized by the deposition of misfolded proteins in various organs and tissues, leading to progressive organ dysfunction and failur…

physics.optics2024★ 19 cited

Multiplexed all-optical permutation operations using a reconfigurable diffractive optical network

Guangdong Ma, Xilin Yang, Bijie Bai +8

Large-scale and high-dimensional permutation operations are important for various applications in e.g., telecommunications and encryption. Here, we demonstrate the use of all-optic…

physics.optics2024★ 33 cited

Subwavelength Imaging using a Solid-Immersion Diffractive Optical Processor

Jingtian Hu, Kun Liao, Niyazi Ulas Dinc +14

Phase imaging is widely used in biomedical imaging, sensing, and material characterization, among other fields. However, direct imaging of phase objects with subwavelength resoluti…

physics.optics2023★ 26 cited

Complex-valued universal linear transformations and image encryption using spatially incoherent diffractive networks

Xilin Yang, Md Sadman Sakib Rahman, Bijie Bai +2

As an optical processor, a Diffractive Deep Neural Network (D2NN) utilizes engineered diffractive surfaces designed through machine learning to perform all-optical information proc…

physics.optics2023★ 31 cited

Pyramid diffractive optical networks for unidirectional image magnification and demagnification

Bijie Bai, Xilin Yang, Tianyi Gan +4

Diffractive deep neural networks (D2NNs) are composed of successive transmissive layers optimized using supervised deep learning to all-optically implement various computational ta…

physics.optics2023★ 68 cited

Universal Linear Intensity Transformations Using Spatially-Incoherent Diffractive Processors

Md Sadman Sakib Rahman, Xilin Yang, Jingxi Li +2

Under spatially-coherent light, a diffractive optical network composed of structured surfaces can be designed to perform any arbitrary complex-valued linear transformation between…

physics.optics2022★ 59 cited

Data class-specific all-optical transformations and encryption

Bijie Bai, Heming Wei, Xilin Yang +2

Diffractive optical networks provide rich opportunities for visual computing tasks since the spatial information of a scene can be directly accessed by a diffractive processor with…

physics.med-ph2022★ 354 cited

Deep Learning-enabled Virtual Histological Staining of Biological Samples

Bijie Bai, Xilin Yang, Yuzhu Li +3

Histological staining is the gold standard for tissue examination in clinical pathology and life-science research, which visualizes the tissue and cellular structures using chromat…

physics.med-ph2022★ 44 cited

Virtual stain transfer in histology via cascaded deep neural networks

Xilin Yang, Bijie Bai, Yijie Zhang +4

Pathological diagnosis relies on the visual inspection of histologically stained thin tissue specimens, where different types of stains are applied to bring contrast to and highlig…

eess.IV2022★ 23 cited

Few-shot Transfer Learning for Holographic Image Reconstruction using a Recurrent Neural Network

Luzhe Huang, Xilin Yang, Tairan Liu +1

Deep learning-based methods in computational microscopy have been shown to be powerful but in general face some challenges due to limited generalization to new types of samples and…

q-bio.QM2021★ 79 cited

Label-free virtual HER2 immunohistochemical staining of breast tissue using deep learning

Bijie Bai, Hongda Wang, Yuzhu Li +14

The immunohistochemical (IHC) staining of the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) biomarker is widely practiced in breast tissue analysis, preclinical studies and diagn…

physics.optics2021

Deep-learning-based recognition of multi-singularity structured light

Hao Wang, Xilin Yang, Zeqi Liu +8

Structured light with customized complex topological pattern inspires diverse classical and quantum investigations underpinned by accurate detection techniques. However, the curren…