ArticleBMC bioinformatics2025
VaMiAnalyzer: an open source, Python-based application for analysis of 3D in vitro vasculogenic mimicry assays.
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Abstract
backgroundVasculogenic mimicry (VM) is the phenomenon whereby non-vascular tumor cells develop vascular-like structures. VM is linked to more aggressive tumor phenotypes including higher rates of metastasis and invasion and is potentially resistant to anti-angiogenic cancer therapies. VM is investigated in vitro using 3D assays with microscopy images capturing the resulting VM structures, including loops, branch points, and tubes. The standard method to quantify endpoint data is to count various structural features manually, which is time-consuming and open to bias. At present, no software solutions have been developed to specifically address the analysis and quantification of VM structures.
resultsTo address this limitation, we developed an open source, Python-based application, VaMiAnalyzer, allowing straightforward quantification of several VM structural features. The application follows a two-step approach that optionally corrects and enhances the raw input images and then analyzes and quantifies the VM features.
conclusionsVaMiAnalyzer is stand-alone software that allows automated measurement of VM structural features from phase-contrast microscopy images. It produces results that are strongly consistent with manual counts but in a significantly shorter time, allowing quick, non-biased analysis of VM from microscopy images.
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