Logo of nihpaLink to Publisher's site
PMC full text:
Phys Med Biol. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2023 Nov 9.
Published in final edited form as:
Phys Med Biol. 2022 Nov 9; 67(22): 10.1088/1361-6560/ac8fde.
Published online 2022 Nov 9. doi: 10.1088/1361-6560/ac8fde

Table 2.

A list of image analysis algorithms available on the DPLab platform.

TitleInput Data TypeOutput Data TypeLanguageDescription
Cell Seed Detection (Conventional methods)2D ImagesPointsMATLABDetection of cells with information from spatial connectivity, edge map, and a voting mechanism with a local shape-based intensity analysis; Tested on brain tissues in H&E stain.
Cell Seed Detection (Deep Learning)2D ImagesPointsPython, C, C++Detection of cells using Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) with interactive learning; Tested on brain tissues in H&E stain.
Cell Segmentation (Hysteresis Thresholding)2D ImagesPolygonal ROIsMATLABSegmentation and division of cells with Hysteresis analysis and watershed method; Tested on brain tissues in H&E stain.
IHC Positive Pixel Counting2D ImagesPolygonal ROIs, PercentagesMATLABIdentification of pixels with strong, intermediate, and weak stain intensity; Tested on liver tissues with CD34 IHC biomarker.
Steatosis Segmentation and Segregation (Conventional methods)2D ImagesPolygonal ROIsMATLABSegmentation and segregation of liver steatosis for quantification; Tested on liver tissues in Masson Trichrome stain.
Steatosis Segmentation and Segregation (Deep Learning based)2D ImagesPolygonal ROIsPythonSegmentation and segregation of liver steatosis for quantification; Tested on liver tissues in Masson Trichrome stain.
Dynamic Serial Slide Registration2D Serial WSIs3D Image VolumeMATLABDynamic registration of user-specified regions from whole-slide serial pathology image sequence with multi-stage and multi-resolution mapping and aggregation methods; Tested on brain, liver and breast tissues in H&E, IHC, and Masson Trichrome stain.
DAPI Nuclei Segmentation3D MultiChannel Image2D Image of ComponentsPythonDAPI signal based nuclei segmentation by deep learning with Imaging Mass Cytometry data; Tested on imaging mass cytometry images of breast tissues.
Fibrosis (Conventional methods)2D ImagesPolygonal ROIsMATLABIdentifications of liver fibrosis regions with contours; Tested on liver tissues in Masson Trichrome stain.
Fibrosis (Deep Learning based)2D ImagesPolygonal ROIsPythonIdentifications of liver fibrosis regions with contours; Tested on liver tissues in Masson Trichrome stain.
Color Deconvolution2D Images2D ImagesPythonColor deconvolution/unmixing for HE, IHC or other customized stain images; Tested on brain and liver tissues in H&E and IHC.
Color normalization2D Images2D ImagesPythonNormalization of color with HE, IHC, or other customized stain images; Tested on brain and liver tissues in H&E and IHC.
White Area Segmentation2D Images2D ImagesPythonSegmentation of white areas within tissue images; Tested on brain and liver tissues in H&E and IHC.
Extract region of interest from WSIs2D Images2D ImagesPythonAnnotation, extraction, and download of regions of interest from a WSI; Tested on brain and liver tissues in H&E and IHC.