Serial Section Analysis Add-on

Leverage the Serial Section Analysis Add-on for HALO® to streamline your workflows for both serial section analysis and serial stain fusion analysis. For serial section analysis, the add-on enables users to create a tissue classifier based off a reference slide, such as an H&E image, and apply the resulting classification mask as regions of interest in serial section(s) stained for additional IHC markers. Serial section analysis is compatible with both brightfield and fluorescent images, and any of our HALO modules can be used for the final analysis step.

The serial stain fusion component of this add-on facilitates analysis of single slides that have been stained, stripped, and restained. In this workflow, brightfield images are deconvolved into their composite stains and converted to pseudo-fluorescent images before subsequent registration using a customizable set of configuration settings. Fluorescent images can also be registered using this workflow, just skip the deconvolution step. Lastly, the registered serial stain images can be fused into a single composite fluorescent image that can be analyzed using Highplex FL or any of our other fluorescent modules.

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File formats supported by the HALO image analysis platform:

  • Non-proprietary (JPG, TIF, OME.TIFF)
  • Nikon (ND2)
  • 3D Histech (MRXS)
  • Akoya (QPTIFF, component TIFF)
  • Olympus / Evident (VSI)
  • Hamamatsu (NDPI, NDPIS)
  • Aperio (SVS, AFI)
  • Zeiss (CZI)
  • Leica (SCN, LIF)
  • Ventana (BIF)
  • Philips (iSyntax, i2Syntax)
  • KFBIO (KFB, KFBF)
  • DICOM (DCM*)
    *whole-slide images

Publication Spotlight

The table below includes publications that cite the Serial Section Analysis Add-on. 

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TitleAuthorsYearJournalTopicsHALO ModulesProducts
Distinct immune cell infiltration patterns in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) exhibit divergent immune cell selection and immunosuppressive mechanismsSivakumar S, Jainarayanan A, Arbe-Barnes E, Sharma P K, Leathlobhair M N, Amin S, Reiss D J, Heij L, Hegde S, Magen A, Tucci F, Sun B, Wu S, Anand N M, Slawinski H, Revale S, Nassiri I, Webber J, Hoeltzel G D, Frampton A E, Wiltberger G, Neumann U, Charlton P, Spiers L, Elliott T, Wang M, Couto S, Lila T, Sivakumar P V, Ratushny A V, Middleton M R, Peppa D, Fairfax B, Merad M, Dustin M L, Abu-Shah E, Bashford-Rogers R2025Nature CommunicationsImmuno-oncologyClassifier, Multiplex IHC, RegistrationHALO
Nanrilkefusp alfa (SOT101), an IL-15 receptor βγ superagonist, as a single agent or with anti-PD-1 in patients with advanced cancersChampiat S, Garralda E, Galvao V, Cassier P A, Gomez-Roca C, Korakis I, Grell P, Naing A, LoRusso P, Mikyskova R, Podzimkova N, Reinis M, Ouali K, Schoenenberger A, Kiemle-Kallee J, Tillmanns S, Sachse R, Moebius U, Spisek R, Bechard D, Jelinkova L P, Adkins I, Marabelle A2025Cell Reports MedicineImmuno-oncologySpatial Analysis, Highplex FL, RegistrationHALO
Spatial mapping of innate lymphoid cells in human lymphoid tissues and lymphoma at single-cell resolutionVan Acker N, Frenois F-X, Gravelle P, Tosolini M, Syrykh C, Laurent C, Brousset P2025Nature CommunicationsImmuno-oncologySpatial Analysis, Highplex FL, RegistrationHALO
Neoadjuvant radioimmunotherapy in pancreatic cancer enhances effector T cell infiltration and shortens their distances to tumor cellsWANG J, GAI J, ZHANG T, NIU N, QI H, THOMAS II D L, LI K, XIA T, RODRIGUEZ C, PARKINSON R, DURHAM J, MCPHAUL T, NARANG A K, ANDERS R A, OSIPOV A, WANG H, HE J, LAHERU D A, HERMAN J M, LEE V, JAFFEE E M, THOMPSON E D, ZHU Q, ZHENG L2024Science AdvancesImmuno-oncologySpatial Analysis, Highplex FL, RegistrationHALO
Tertiary lymphoid structures and B cells determine clinically relevant T cell phenotypes in ovarian cancerKasikova L, Rakova J, Hensler M, Lanickova T, Tomankova J, Pasulka J, Drozenova J, Mojzisova K, Fialova A, Vosahlikova S, Laco J, Ryska A, Dundr P, Kocian R, Brtnicky T, Skapa P, Capkova L, Kovar M, Prochazka J, Praznovec I, Koblizek V, Taskova A, Tanaka H, Lischke R, Mendez F C, Jr J V, Heinzelmann-Schwarz V, Jacob F, McNeish I A, Halaska M J, Rob L, Cibula D, Orsulic S, Galluzzi L, Spisek R, Fucikova J2024Nature CommunicationsOncologyClassifier, Highplex FL, RegistrationHALO
Development of a dual channel detection system for pan-genotypic simultaneous quantification of hepatitis B and delta virusesLiu Y, Maya S, Carver S, O’Connell AK, Tseng AE, Gertje HP, Seneca K, Nahass RG2024Emerging Microbes & InfectionsInfectious DiseaseRegistrationHALO
Pan-cancer single-cell dissection reveals phenotypically distinct B cell subtypesYang Y, Chen X, Pan J, Ning H, Zhang Y, Bo Y, Ren X, Li J, Qin S, Wang D, Chen M, Zhang Z2024CellImmuno-oncologySpatial Analysis, Highplex FL, RegistrationHALO
Chemotherapy drives tertiary lymphoid structures that correlate with ICI-responsive TCF1+CD8+ T cells in metastatic ovarian cancerLanickova T, Hensler M, Kasikova L, Vosahlikova S, Angelidou A, Pasulka J, Griebler H, Drozenova J, Mojzisova K, Vankerckhoven A, Laco J, Ryška A, Dundr P, Kocian R, Cibula D, Brtnicky T, Skapa P, Jacob F, Kovar M, Praznovec I, McNeish I A, Halaska M J, Rob L, Coosemans A, Orsulic S, Galluzzi L, Spisek R, Fucikova J2024Clinical Cancer ResearchImmuno-oncologyClassifier, Highplex FL, RegistrationHALO
A Cdh3-β-catenin-laminin signaling axis in a subset of breast tumor leader cells control leader cell polarization and directional collective migrationHwang P, Mathur J, Cao Y, Almeida J, Ye J, Morikis V, Cornish D, Clarke M, Stewart S, Pathak A, Longmore G2023Developmental CellOncologyHighplex FL, RegistrationHALO
Standardized pathology screening of mature Tertiary Lymphoid Structures in cancersVanhersecke L, Bougouin A, Crombe A, Brunet M, Sofeu C, Parrens M, Pierron H, Bonhomme B, Lembege N, Rey C, Velasco V, Soubeyran I, Begueret H, Bessede A, Bellera C, Scoazec J-Y, Italiano A, Fridman C, Fridman W, Le Loarer F2023Laboratory InvestigationOtherHighplex FL, RegistrationHALO
Fucosylation of HLA-DRB1 regulates CD4+ T cell-mediated anti-melanoma immunity and enhances immunotherapy efficacyLester D, Burton C, Gardner A, Innamarato P, Kodumudi K, Liu Q, Adhikari E, Ming Q, Williamson D, Frederick D, Sharova T, White M, Markowitz J, Cao B, Nguyen J, Johnson J, Beatty M, Mockabee-Macias A, Mercurio M, Watson G, Chen P-L, McCarthy S, MoranSegura C, Messina J, Thomas K, Darville L, Izumi V, Koomen J, Pilon-Thomas S, Ruffell B, Luca V, Haltiwanger R, Wang X, Wargo J, Boland G, Lau E2023Nature CancerImmuno-oncologyRegistrationHALO
CXCL9 and CXCL13 coordinately shape the immune-activated microenvironment of endometrial cancer via tertiary lymphoid structure formationKodama M, Nagase Y, Aimono E, Nakamura K, Takamatsu R, Abe K, Yoshimura T, Chiyoda T, Yamagami W, Aoki D, Nishihara H2023Research SquareImmuno-oncologyRegistrationHALO
MYC-driven increases in mitochondrial DNA copy number occur early and persist throughout prostatic cancer progressionChen J, Zheng Q, Hicks J, Trabzonlu L, Ozbek B, Jones T, Vaghasia A, Larman T, Wang R, Markowski M, Denmeade S, Pienta K, Hruban R, Antonaraskis E, Gupta A, Dang C, Yegnasubramanian S, De Marzo A2023bioRxivOncologyClassifier, Area Quantification, Serial SectionHALO
PD-1+CD8+ T Cells Proximal to PD-L1+CD68+ Macrophages Are Associated with Poor Prognosis in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma PatientsYang X, Wang G, Song Y, Zhuang T, Li Y, Xie Y, Fei X, Zhao Y, Xu D, Hu Y2023CancersOncology, Immuno-oncologyClassifier, Spatial Analysis, Highplex FL, RegistrationHALO
The localization of molecularly distinct microglia populations to Alzheimer’s disease pathologies using QUIVERShahidehpour R, Nelson A, Sanders L, Embry C, Nelson P, Bachstetter A2023Acta Neuropathologica CommunicationsNeuroscienceArea Quantification, Object Colocalization, Spatial Analysis, RegistrationHALO
Quantitative intravital imaging for real-time monitoring of pancreatic tumor cell hypoxia and stroma in an orthotopic mouse modelSamuel T, Rapic S, O’Brien C, Edson M, Zhong Y, DaCosta R2023Science AdvancesOncologyRegistrationHALO
Whole-Slide Imaging, Mutual Information Registration for Multiplex Immunohistochemistry and ImmunofluorescenceDoyle J, Green B, Eminizer M, Jimenez-Sanchez D, Lu S, Engle E, Xu H, Ogurtsova A, Lai J, Soto-Diaz S, Roskes J, Deutsch J, Taube J, Sunshine J, Szalay A2023Laboratory InvestigationOtherMultiplex IHC, RegistrationHALO
A machine learning approach toward automating spatial identification of LAG3+/CD3+ cells in ulcerative colitisBonnevie ED, Dobrzynski E, Steiner D, Hildebrand D, Monslow J, Singh M, Decman V, Krull DL2023Scientific ReportsGastroenterologyHighplex FL, RegistrationHALO, HALO AI
Spatial Mapping of Human Hematopoiesis at Single Cell Resolution Reveals Aging-Associated Topographic RemodelingSarachakov A, Varlamova A, Svelolkin V, Polyakova M, Valencia I, Unkenholz C, Pannellini T, Galkin I, Ovcharov P, Tabakov D, Postovalova E, Shin N, Sethi I, Bagaev A, Itkin T, Crane GM, Kluk MJ, Geyer JT, Inghirami GGA, Patel SS2023BloodOtherRegistrationHALO
Inhibition of the proline metabolism rate-limiting enzyme P5CS allows proliferation of glutamine-restricted cancer cellsLinder S, Bernasocchi T, Martínez-Pastor B, Sullivan K, Galbraith M, Lewis C, Ferrer C, Boon R, Silveira G, Cho H, Vidoudez C, Shroff S, Oliveira-Costa J, Ross K, Massri R, Matoba Y, Kim E, Rueda B, Stott S, Gottlieb E, Espinosa J, Mostoslavsky R2023Nature MetabolismOncology, MetabolismMultiplex IHC, RegistrationHALO
Gastric tubular adenocarcinoma with diffuse neutrophils infiltrating: characteristics and probable treatment strategyWang B, Zhu Y, Wang S, Li Z, Wang L, Rao W, Cheng N, Chen R, Ying J, Xue L2023Gastric CancerOncologyMultiplex IHC, Spatial Analysis, RegistrationHALO
African-Ancestry Associated Gene Expression Signatures and Pathways in Triple Negative Breast Cancer, a Comparison across Women of African DescentMartini R, Delpe P, Chu T, Arora K, Lord B, Verma A, Chen Y, Gebregzabher, Oppong J, Adjei E, Jibril A, Awuah B, Bekele M, Abebe E, Kyei I, Aitpillah F, Adinku M, Ankomah K, Osei-Bonsu E, Chitale D, Bensenhaver J, Nathanson S, Jackson L, Jiagge E, Petersen L, Proctor E, Gyan K, Gibbs L, Monojlovic Z, Kittles R, White J, Yates C, Manne U, Gardner K, Mongan N, Cheng E, Ginter P, Hoda S, Elemento O, Robine N, Sboner A, Carpten J, Newman L, Davis M2022medRxivOncologyMultiplex IHC, Serial SectionHALO
Multiplex Immunohistochemical Phenotyping of T Cells in Primary Prostate CancerOzbek B, Ertunc O, Erickson A, Vidal I, Gomes-Alexandre C, Guner G, Hicks J, Jones T, Taube J, Sfanos K, Yegnasubramanian S, DeMarzo A2022The ProstateImmuno-oncologyClassifier, Serial Section, Registration, Figure MakerHALO
Tertiary lymphoid structures generate and propagate anti-tumor antibody-producing plasma cells in renal cell cancerMeylan M, Petitprez F, Becht E, Bougouin A, Pupier G, Calvez A, Giglioli I, Verkarre V, Lacroix G, Verneau J, Sun C, Laurent-Puig P, Vano Y, Reynaud C, Reynies A, Sautes-Fridman C, Fridman W2022ImmunityOncologySpatial Analysis, RegistrationHALO, HALO AI
A lncRNA signature associated with tumor immune heterogeneity predicts distant metastasis in locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinomaLiang Y, Zhang Y, Tan X, Qiao H, Liu S, Tang L, Mao Y, Chen L, Li W, Zhou G, Zhao Y, Li J, Li Q, Huang S, Gong S, Zheng Z, Li Z, Sun Y, Jiang W, Ma J, Li Y, Liu N2022Nature CommunicationsImmuno-oncologyMultiplex IHC, RegistrationHALO
Prostate cancer androgen receptor activity dictates efficacy of Bipolar Androgen TherapySena L, Kumar R, Sanin D, Thompson E, Rosen D, Dalrymple S, Antony L, Yang Y, Comes-Alexandre C, Hicks J, Jones T, Bowers K, Eskra J, Meyers J, Gupta A, Skaist A, Yegnasubramanian S, Luo J, Brennen W, Kachhap S, Antonarakis E, De Marzo A, Isaacs J, Markowski M, Denmeade S2022medrxivOncologyClassifier, Cytonuclear, Multiplex IHC, RegistrationHALO
Dynamic and adaptive cancer stem cell population admixture in colorectal neoplasiaVasquez E, Nasreddin N, Valbuena G, Mulholland E, Belnoue-Davis H, Eggington H, Schenck R, Wouters V, Wirapati P, Gilroy K, Lannagan R, Flanagan D, Nujumudeen A, Omwenga S, McCorry A, Easton A, Koelzer V, East J, Morton D, Trusolino L, Maughan T, Campbell A, Loughrey M, Dunne P, Tsantoulis P, Juels D, Tejpar S, Sansom O, Leedham S2022Cell Stem CellOncologyRegistrationHALO
Immune cells in mesothelioma microenvironment simplistic marker of response to nivolumab plus ipilimumabDisselhorst M, Lubeck Y, van der Noort V, Quispel-Janssen J, Seignette I, Sanders J, Peters D, Hooijberg E, Baas P2022Lung CancerOncologyMultiplex IHC, RegistrationHALO
Systemic Nos2 Depletion and Cox inhibition limits TNBC disease progression and alters lymphoid cell spatial orientation and densitySomasundaram V, Ridnour L, Cheng R, Walke A, Kedei N, Bhattacharyya D, Wink A, Edmondson E, Butcher D, Warner A, Dorsey T, Scheiblin D, Heinz W, Bryant R, Kinders R, Lipkowitz S, Wong S, Pore M, Hewitt S, McVicar D, Anderson S, Chang J, Glynn S, Ambs S, Lockett S, Wink D2022Redox BiologyOncologyClassifier, RegistrationHALO
Assessment of spatial transcriptomics for oncology discoveryLyubetskaya A, Rabe B, Fisher A, Lewin A, Neuhaus I, Brett C, Brett T, Pereira E, Golhar R, Kebede S, Font-Tello A, Mosure K, Wittenberghe N, Mavrakis K, Maclsaac K, Chen B, Drokhlyansky E2022Cell Reports MethodsOncologyRegistrationHALO, HALO AI
Unchecked oxidative stress in skeletal muscle prevents outgrowth of disseminated tumour cellsCrist S, Nemkov T, Dumpit R, Dai J, Tapscott S, True L, Swarbrick A, Sullivan L, Nelson P, Hansen K, Ghajar C2022Nature Cell BiologyMyologyRegistrationHALO
PERK reprograms hematopoietic progenitor cells to direct tumor-promoting myelopoiesis in the spleenLiu M, Wu C, Luo S, Hua Q, Chen H, Weng Y, Xu J, Lin H, Wang L, Li J, Zhu L, Guo Z, Zhuang S, Kang T, Zheng L2022Journal of Experimental MedicineOncologyHighplex FL, RegistrationHALO
Metastatic recurrence in colorectal cancer arises from residual EMP1+ cellsCanellas-Socias A, Cortina C, Hernando-Momblona X, Palomo-Ponce S, Mulholland E, Turon G, Mateo L, Conti S, Roman O, Sevillano M, Slebe F, Stork D, Caballe-Mestres A, Berenguer-Llergo A, Alvarez-Varela A, Fenderico N, Novellasdemunt L, Jimenez-Gracia L, Sipka T, Bardia L, Lorden P, Colombelli J, Heyn H, Trepat X, Tejpar S, Sancho E, Tauriello D, Leedham S, Attolini C, Batlle E2022NatureOncologyClassifier, Highplex FL, RegistrationHALO
SeqStain is an efficient method for multiplexed, spatialomic profiling of human and murine tissuesRajagopalan A, Venkatesh I, Aslam R, Kirchenbuechler D, Khanna S, Cimbaluk D, Kordower JH, Gupta V2021Cell Reports MethodsOtherSpatial Analysis, Highplex FL, RegistrationHALO
Multiplex Immunohistochemical Phenotyping of T Cells in Primary Prostate CancerOzbek B, Ertunc O, Erickson A, Vidal I, Alexandre C, Guner G, Hicks J, Jones T, Taube J, Sfanos K, Yegnasubramanian S, DeMarzo A2021medRxivImmuno-oncologyClassifier, Cytonuclear, Highplex FL, Serial Section, RegistrationHALO
Neoadjuvant immunotherapy leads to pathological responses in MMR-proficient and MMR-deficient early-stage colon cancersChalabi M, Fanchi LF, Dijkstra KK, Van den Berg JG, Aalbers AG, Sikorska K, Lopez-Yurda M, Grootscholten C, Beets GL, Snaebjornsson P, Maas M, Mertz J, Veninga V, Bounova G, Broeks A, Beets-Tan RG, de Wijkerslooth TR, van Lent AU, Marsman HA, Nuijten E, Kok NF, Kuiper M, Verbeek WH, Kok M, Van Leerdam ME, Schumacher TN, Voest EE, Haanen JB2020Nature MedicineImmuno-oncologyMultiplex IHC, Serial SectionHALO
Assessment of associations between clinical and immune microenvironmental factors and tumor mutation burden in resected nonsmall cell lung cancer by applying machine learning to whole-slide imagesOno A, Terada Y, Kawata T, Serizawa M, Isaka M, Kawabata T, Imai T, Mori K, Muramatsu K, Hayashi I, Kenmotsu H, Oshima K, Urakami K, Nagashima T, Kusuhara M, Akiyama Y, Sugino T, Ohde Y, Yamaguchi K, Takahashi T T2020Cancer MedicineImmuno-oncologyClassifier, Multiplex IHC, Serial SectionHALO
Single-cell analysis of germinal-center B cells informs on lymphoma cell of origin and outcomeHolmes AB, Corinaldesi C, Shen Q, Kumar R, Compagno N, Wang Z, Nitzan M, Grunstein E, Pasqualucci L, Dalla-Favera R, Basso K2020Journal of Experimental MedicineOncologyRegistrationHALO
Empiric Methods to Account for Pre-analytical Variability in Digital Histopathology in Frontotemporal Lobar DegenerationGiannini LAA, Xie SX, Peterson C, Zhou C, Lee EB, Wolk DA, Grossman M, Trojanowski JQ, McMillan CT, Irwin DJ2019Frontiers in NeuroscienceNeuroscienceArea Quantification, Registration, Figure MakerHALO
Multidimensional, quantitative assessment of PD-1/PD-L1 expression in patients with Merkel cell carcinoma and association with response to pembrolizumabGiraldo NA, Nguyen P, Engle EL, Kaunitz GJ, Cottrell TR, Berry S, Green B, Soni A, Cuda JD, Stein JE, Sunshine JC, Succaria F, Xu H, Ogurtsova A, Danilova L, Church CD, Miller NJ, Fling S, Lundgren L, Ramchurren N, Yearley JH, Lipson EJ, Cheever M, Anders RA, Nghiem PT, Topalian SL, Taube JM2018Journal for ImmunoTherapy of CancerOncology, Immuno-oncologySpatial Analysis, Serial SectionHALO
Cell signaling activation and extracellular matrix remodeling underpin glioma tumor microenvironment heterogeneity and organizationDinevska M, Widodo S, Furst L, Cuzcano L, Fang Y, Mangiola S, Neeson P, Darcy P, Ramsay R, Hutchinson R, MacKay F, Christie M, Stylli S, Mantamadiotis T2022Cellular OncologyOncologyClassifier, Highplex FL, RegistrationHALO

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