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ArticleNature methods2025

Digitalized organoids: integrated pipeline for high-speed 3D analysis of organoid structures using multilevel segmentation and cellular topology.

Hui Ting Ong, Esra Karatas, Titouan Poquillon, Gianluca Grenci, Alessandro Furlan, Florian Dilasser, Saburnisha Binte Mohamad Raffi, Damien Blanc, Elise Drimaracci, Dimitri Mikec and 8 more

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Article in Nature methods, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

38 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. [Organoid-based strategies and challenges in tissue regeneration].Zhonghua shao shang yu chuang mian xiu fu za zhi · 2026
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  10. Artificial intelligence virtual bone organoids (AIVBOs).Journal of orthopaedic translation · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors.

Hui Ting Ong *Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3434-4683
Esra Karatas *Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Titouan PoquillonMechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Gianluca GrenciMechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9313-6748
Alessandro FurlanUniv. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, UMR9020-U1277-CANTHER-Cancer Heterogeneity Plasticity and Resistance to Therapies, Lille, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6502-8416
Florian DilasserMechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Saburnisha Binte Mohamad RaffiMechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Damien BlancQuantaCell, Hopital Saint Eloi, IRMB, Montpellier, France.
Elise DrimaracciQuantaCell, Hopital Saint Eloi, IRMB, Montpellier, France.
Dimitri MikecQuantaCell, Hopital Saint Eloi, IRMB, Montpellier, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-7880-5640
Gaetan GalisotQuantaCell, Hopital Saint Eloi, IRMB, Montpellier, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1456-7134
Blake A JohnsonDepartment of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7830-2453
Albert Zou LiuMechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9387-0878
Cora ThielInstitute of Aerospace Medicine, University of Zurich, Dübendorf, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4120-9420
Oliver UllrichInstitute of Aerospace Medicine, University of Zurich, Dübendorf, Switzerland.
OrgaRES Consortium
Victor RacineQuantaCell, Hopital Saint Eloi, IRMB, Montpellier, France. victor.racine@quantacell.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1486-8973
Anne BeghinMechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore. mbianne@nus.edu.sg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7231-6245

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Organoids replicate tissue architecture and function and offer a unique opportunity to explore the impact of external perturbations in vitro. However, conducting large-scale screening procedures to investigate the effects of various stresses on cellular morphology and topology in these systems poses important challenges, including limitations in high-resolution three-dimensional (3D) imaging and accessible 3D analysis platforms. In this study, we introduce an AI-based multilevel segmentation and cellular topology pipeline for screening morphology and topology modifications in 3D cell culture at both the nuclear and cytoplasmic levels, as well as at the whole-organoid scale. We demonstrate the versatility of our approach through proof-of-concept experiments, encompassing well-characterized conditions and poorly explored mechanical stressors such as microgravity. By offering a user-friendly interface named 3DCellScope and a comprehensive set of tools for discovery-like assays in screening 3D organoid models, our pipeline demonstrates wide-ranging potential for applications in biomedical research.

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Cell Culture Techniques, Three DimensionalImaging, Three-DimensionalOrganoidsHumans

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PMID40369245
PMCPMC12165853

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