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ArticleSTAR protocols2026

Protocol for quality control screening of brain organoid morphology.

Ilaria Chiaradia, Jerome Boulanger, Sofie Blomberg Elmkvist, Martin Røssel Larsen, Madeline A Lancaster

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Ilaria ChiaradiaMRC LMB, CB2 0QH Cambridge, UK. Electronic address: ilariachiaradia.bio@gmail.com.
Jerome BoulangerMRC LMB, CB2 0QH Cambridge, UK. Electronic address: jeromeb@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk.
Sofie Blomberg ElmkvistDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense, Denmark.
Martin Røssel LarsenDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense, Denmark.
Madeline A LancasterMRC LMB, CB2 0QH Cambridge, UK. Electronic address: madeline.lancaster@mrc-lmb.cm.ac.uk.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neural organoids can exhibit variability in both tissue shape and tissue identity. Here, we present a pipeline for rapid, protocol-agnostic quality control screening of brain organoids based on their overall gross morphology. We describe a semi-automated image analysis of organoid size, shape, and texture from 2D bright-field imaging. We provide a reference dataset of brain organoids with complex morphology. We show how to integrate input and reference organoids and perform the unbiased sample selection by k-means clustering. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Chiaradia et al.

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BrainImage Processing, Computer-AssistedOrganoidsAnimalsHumansQuality ControlDevelopmental biologyOrganoidsStem Cells

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PMID41863793
PMCPMC12990332

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