CellSAM
Foundation model for cell segmentation across imaging modalities, pairing a cell-detection prompter with SAM.
| Category | Imaging & pathology |
|---|---|
| GitHub | vanvalenlab/cellSAM |
| First public | 2023-11-17 (source) |
| Paper | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-025-02879-w · Nature Methods (2025) |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Pricing | Open source |
| Tags | #segmentation#foundation-model#sam |
| Last checked | 2026-10-16 |
Specs
| 2D / 3D | — |
|---|---|
| Modality | Multiple microscopy modalities |
| Segmentation type | Cell segmentation |
| GitHub stars | 220 |
| Interface | — |
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