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ArticleNature communications2023

Deep learning-enabled segmentation of ambiguous bioimages with deepflash2.

Matthias Griebel, Dennis Segebarth, Nikolai Stein, Nina Schukraft, Philip Tovote, Robert Blum, Christoph M Flath

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Article in Nature communications, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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Matthias GriebelDepartment of Business and Economics, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany. matthias.griebel@uni-wuerzburg.de.ORCID 0000-0003-1959-0242
Dennis SegebarthInstitute of Clinical Neurobiology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3806-9324
Nikolai SteinDepartment of Business and Economics, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9847-3444
Nina SchukraftInstitute of Clinical Neurobiology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Philip TovoteInstitute of Clinical Neurobiology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4598-722X
Robert BlumDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5270-3854
Christoph M FlathDepartment of Business and Economics, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany. christoph.flath@uni-wuerzburg.de.ORCID 0000-0002-1761-9833

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bioimages frequently exhibit low signal-to-noise ratios due to experimental conditions, specimen characteristics, and imaging trade-offs. Reliable segmentation of such ambiguous images is difficult and laborious. Here we introduce deepflash2, a deep learning-enabled segmentation tool for bioimage analysis. The tool addresses typical challenges that may arise during the training, evaluation, and application of deep learning models on ambiguous data. The tool's training and evaluation pipeline uses multiple expert annotations and deep model ensembles to achieve accurate results. The application pipeline supports various use-cases for expert annotations and includes a quality assurance mechanism in the form of uncertainty measures. Benchmarked against other tools, deepflash2 offers both high predictive accuracy and efficient computational resource usage. The tool is built upon established deep learning libraries and enables sharing of trained model ensembles with the research community. deepflash2 aims to simplify the integration of deep learning into bioimage analysis projects while improving accuracy and reliability.

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Deep LearningDiagnostic ImagingImage Processing, Computer-AssistedReproducibility of ResultsSignal-To-Noise Ratio

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PMID36973256
PMCPMC10043282

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