In this study, we developed a new technique to analyze spatial correlation between metabolic activities of multiple biomolecules. Using a multimodal imaging platform integrating Stimulated Raman Scattering (SRS), Multiphoton Fluorescence (MPF), and Second Harmonic Generation (SHG), together with an image deconvolution algorithm, we obtained super resolution images of biomolecular metabolism and investigated the correlations between metabolic activities and distributions of metabolites in tissues such as breast cancer tissues. Further, we developed a Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient based algorithm to examine the co-registration and co-regulation of metabolic activities in multiple channels of super-resolved images of nanoscopic Regions of Interest (ROIs). The multimodal imaging platform and Pearson’s correlation coefficient-based algorithm potentially facilitate early-stage breast cancer detection, and mechanistic understanding of breast cancer.
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