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Ultrastructural Morphometry of Mitochondria: Comparison Between Conventional Operator-Dependent and Artificial

Daniele Nosi¹, Daniele Guasti¹, Alessia Tani¹

¹Imaging Platform, Dept. Experimental & Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.

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|March 29, 2025

Summary

Machine learning (ML) automated morphometry for transmission electron microscopy (TEM) lacks accuracy. Current ML protocols struggle to identify ultrastructural details, yielding unreliable mitochondrial morphometry data compared to manual analysis.

Keywords:

machine learning mitochondria morphometry ultrastructure

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Area of Science:

Cell Biology
Microscopy
Artificial Intelligence

Background:

Morphometric analysis provides objective data for scientific research.
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) enable automated morphometry.
Adapting AI for transmission electron microscopy (TEM) morphometry is challenging due to complex ultrastructural details.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the accuracy of ML-based mitochondrial morphometry against manual analysis using TEM images.
To compare the quantitative results of automated and manual methods for mitochondrial cristae surface area ratio (C/A ratio).

Main Methods:

Comparison of ML-automated and manual morphometric analysis on TEM micrographs (×50,000 magnification).
Analysis of cultured cells (n=26) with varying energy metabolism.
Calculation of the mitochondrial cristae surface area ratio (C/A ratio) as a measure of mitochondrial function.

Main Results:

No statistically significant correlation was found between ML-automated and manual morphometry methods.
ML-derived data showed greater variability (scatter) than manual measurements.
Current ML protocols cannot reliably distinguish subtle ultrastructural details crucial for accurate TEM morphometry.

Conclusions:

ML-based automated morphometry is currently not accurate enough for TEM-based mitochondrial analysis.
Expert human interpretation remains essential for recognizing and analyzing complex cellular ultrastructure in TEM images.
Further development of ML algorithms is needed to improve accuracy in specialized microscopy applications.