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SpaGCN

Graph convolutional network that combines gene expression, spatial location and histology to find spatial domains and spatially variable genes.

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CategorySpatial omics
GitHubjianhuupenn/SpaGCN
First public2020-10-21 (source)
Paperhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-021-01255-8 · Nature Methods (2021)
LicenseMIT
PricingOpen source
Tags#spatial-transcriptomics#graph-convolutional-network#spatial-domains
Last checked2026-10-16

Specs

Platforms supportedVisium, ST, Slide-seq, MERFISH
ResolutionSpot / cell
TasksSpatial domains, spatially variable genes
GitHub stars265
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