Table 3 Input parameters for thresholding and segmentation in CellProfiler for pixel-based cell counting.

From: Comparison between a deep-learning and a pixel-based approach for the automated quantification of HIV target cells in foreskin tissue

Function

Input parameter

Epidermis

Dermis

Nuclei

CD3

CD4

Nuclei

CD3

CD4

CCR5

Adaptive thresholding

Block size

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

Adaptive thresholding

Subtraction value

 − 5

 − 45

 − 10

 − 30

 − 40

 − 35

 − 20

Analyze particles

Particle size

 > 5

 > 7

 > 10

 > 5

 > 10

 > 5

 > 10