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Chausse, F.

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Biom3d, a modular framework to host and develop 3D segmentation methods

U-Net is a convolutional neural network model developed in 2015 and has proven to be one of the most inspiring deep-learning models for image segmentation. Numerous U-Net-based applications have since emerged, constituting a heterogeneous set of tools that illustrate the current reproducibility crisis in the deep-learning field and that remain slow to spread in application fields such as 3D bioimaging. Here we propose a solution named Biom3d, a modular deep learning framework facilitating the integration and development of novel models, metrics, or training schemes for 3D image segmentation. The development philosophy of Biom3d provides an improved code sustainability and reproducibility in line with the FAIR principles and is available as a graphical user interface and an open-source deep-learning framework to target a large community of users, from end users to deep learning developers.

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NODeJ: an ImageJ plugin for 3D segmentation of nuclear objects

BackgroundThe three-dimensional nuclear arrangement of chromatin impacts many cellular processes operating at the DNA level in animal and plant systems. Chromatin organization is a dynamic process that can be affected by biotic and abiotic stresses. Three-dimensional imaging technology allows to follow these dynamic changes, but only a few semi-automated processing methods currently exist for quantitative analysis of the 3D chromatin organization. ResultsWe present an automated method, Nuclear Object DetectionJ (NODeJ), developed as an imageJ plugin. This program segments and analyzes high intensity domains in nuclei from 3D images. NODeJ performs a Laplacian convolution on the mask of a nucleus to enhance the contrast of intra-nuclear objects and allows their detection. We reanalyzed public datasets and determined that NODeJ is able to accurately identify heterochromatin domains from a diverse set of Arabidopsis thaliana nuclei stained with DAPI or Hoechst. NODeJ is also able to detect signals in nuclei from DNA FISH experiments, allowing for the analysis of specific targets of interest. Conclusion and availabilityNODeJ allows for efficient automated analysis of subnuclear structures by avoiding the semi-automated steps, resulting in reduced processing time and analytical bias. NODeJ is written in Java and provided as an ImageJ plugin with a command line option to perform more high-throughput analyses. NODeJ can be downloaded from https://gitlab.com/axpoulet/image2danalysis/-/releases with source code, documentation and further information avaliable at https://gitlab.com/axpoulet/image2danalysis. The images used in this study are publicly available at https://www.brookes.ac.uk/indepth/images/ and https://doi.org/10.15454/1HSOIE.

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