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DeepCell

Van Valen lab deep learning library for cell segmentation (Mesmer) and tracking in 2D/3D biological images.

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CategoryImaging & pathology
GitHubvanvalenlab/deepcell-tf
First public2018-05-16 (source)
Paperhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-021-01094-0 · Nature Biotechnology (2022)
LicenseApache-2.0
PricingOpen source
Tags#deep-learning#tensorflow#instance-segmentation
Last checked2026-10-16

Specs

2D / 3D2D, 3D, 2D time-lapse
ModalityMultiplexed tissue, live-cell fluorescence
Segmentation typeWhole-cell and nuclear instance segmentation, tracking
GitHub stars481
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