CellSeg: a robust, pre-trained nucleus segmentation and pixel quantification software for highly multiplexed fluorescence images

Abstract

Algorithmic cellular segmentation is an essential step for the quantitative analysis of highly multiplexed tissue images. Current segmentation pipelines often require manual dataset annotation and additional training, significant parameter tuning, or a sophisticated understanding of programming to adapt the software to the researcher’s need. Here, we present CellSeg, an open-source, pre-trained nucleus segmentation and signal quantification software based on the Mask region-convolutional neural network (R-CNN) architecture. CellSeg is accessible to users with a wide range of programming skills.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 18, 2022
Source ID
10.1186/s12859-022-04570-9

Entities

People

  • Christian Schürch
  • Darci Phillips
  • Garry P. Nolan
  • Graham L. Barlow
  • Jacob S. Bedia
  • Michael Y. Lee
  • Salil S. Bhate
  • Wendy J. Fantl

Organizations

  • Cancer Research Institute
  • Cancer Research UK
  • Food and Drug Administration
  • Gates Foundation
  • Kenneth Rainin Foundation
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy
  • Swiss National Science Foundation
  • United States Department of Defense

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Computer Vision.
  • Neural Network Machine Learning.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Neural Networks