'Napari software for 3D segmentation with the napari-zelda plugin'
with Rocco D’Antuono
About this Webinar
Description:
Bioimage analysis workflows allow the measurement of sample properties such as fluorescence intensity and polarization, cell number, and vesicles distribution, but often require the integration of multiple software tools. Furthermore, it is increasingly appreciated that to overcome the limitations of the 2D-view-based image analysis approaches and to correctly understand and interpret biological processes, a 3D segmentation of microscopy data sets becomes imperative. Despite the availability of numerous algorithms for the 2D and 3D segmentation, the latter still offers some challenges for the end-users, who often do not have either an extensive knowledge of the existing software or coding skills to link the output of multiple tools. While several commercial packages are available on the market, fewer are the open-source solutions able to execute a complete 3D analysis workflow. Here we present ZELDA, a new napari plugin that easily integrates the cutting-edge solutions offered by python ecosystem, such as scikit-image for image segmentation, matplotlib for data visualization, and napari multi-dimensional image viewer for 3D rendering. This plugin aims to provide interactive and zero-scripting customizable workflows for cell segmentation, vesicles counting, parent-child relation between objects, signal quantification, and results presentation; all included in the same open-source napari viewer, and “few clicks away”.
Speaker biography:
Rocco D'Antuono studied Physics in Milan (Italy), in the Laboratory for Advanced BioSpectroscopy (LABS), under the supervision of Prof. Giuseppe Chirico. After his studies, in 2011 he was recruited by the FIRC Institute for Molecular Oncology (IFOM, Milan) as an image analyst and microscopist, specialising in live cell imaging, TIRF, and confocal microscopy. In 2014 he moved to the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (Bellinzona, Switzerland), to run the microscopy and intravital facility; there he had the opportunity to work also with flow cytometry and help in the setup of the mass spec service. In January 2018 he joined the Crick Advanced Light Microscopy platform, where he works as Principal Microscopist and Bioimage Analyst, training users and supporting researchers with microscopy and data analysis. Among other imaging techniques, he is interested in fluorescence dynamics (FLIM, FCS, FRAP), develops software for 3D segmentation, and works on computational methods for super-resolution. He is a Fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society, a founding member of NEUBIAS Academy, and worked for the creation of the Global BioImage Analysts' Society (GloBIAS).
Intended audience:
Learning outcomes:
This is open to anyone who is interested.
Level:
No coding skills required, as napari-zelda is a plugin for 3D image segmentation in the napari GUI. The only coding required is related to conda installation, but will not be necessary for the seminar.
Resources:
What napari software is.
How plugins can help bioimaging researchers with no coding skills.
How to detect and measure RNA spots in cells in 3D, or equivalent tasks (parent-child object relation) in bioimage analysis.
ZELDA: a 3D Image Segmentation and Parent-Child relation plugin for microscopy image analysis in napari
Authors: Rocco D'Antuono, Giuseppina Pisignano
Article: Front. Comput. Sci., 04 January 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomp.2021.796117
Examples of 2D and 3D data sets: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5651284
Video tutorial: "Napari Zelda Tutorial on 3D image segmentation for microscopy - Rocco D'Antuono" - LIBRE Hub YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sl_A8_XB4U4