EPySeg: a coding-free solution for automated segmentation of epithelia using deep learning.

Aigouy B., Cortes C., Liu S., Prud'Homme B.

Epithelia are dynamic tissues that self-remodel during their development. During morphogenesis, the tissue-scale organization of epithelia is obtained through a sum of individual contributions of the cells constituting the tissue. Therefore, understanding any morphogenetic event first requires a thorough segmentation of its constituent cells. This task, however, usually involves extensive manual correction, even with semi-automated tools. Here, we present EPySeg, an open-source, coding-free software that uses deep learning to segment membrane-stained epithelial tissues automatically and very efficiently. EPySeg, which comes with a straightforward graphical user interface, can be used as a Python package on a local computer, or on the cloud via Google Colab for users not equipped with deep-learning compatible hardware. By substantially reducing human input in image segmentation, EPySeg accelerates and improves the characterization of epithelial tissues for all developmental biologists.

DOI

10.1242/dev.194589

Type

Journal article

Publication Date

2020-12-23T00:00:00+00:00

Volume

147

Keywords

Computer vision, Deep learning, Epithelia, Quantitative biology, Segmentation, Software, Computational Biology, Deep Learning, Epithelium, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Morphogenesis, Software

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