Changes for page QUINT: Workflow for Quantification and Spatial Analysis of Features in Histological Images From Rodent Brain
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... ... @@ -1,19 +1,29 @@ 1 +(% class="box infomessage" %) 2 +((( 3 +Online documentation: - [[https:~~/~~/quicknii.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html>>https://quicknii.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html]] [[-https:~~/~~/visualign.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html#>>https://visualign.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html#]][[ -https:~~/~~/nutil.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html>>https://nutil.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html]] 4 +))) 5 + 6 +Please, address your questions about our tools and workflows to [[https:~~/~~/ebrains.eu/support/>>https://ebrains.eu/support/]]. 7 + 8 +[[image:User_support_Ebrains.png]] 9 + 10 + 1 1 [[image:QUINT_workflow_Plaques.png||style="float:left"]] 2 2 3 3 == (% style="color:#c0392b" %)**Description**(%%) == 4 4 5 -**The QUINT workflow enables an atlas 15 +**The QUINT workflow enables an atlas-based analysis of extracted features from histological image sections from the rodent brain by using 3D reference atlases. ** 6 6 7 -**Examples of use are :cell counting and spatial distributions;determination of projection areas in connectivity experiments;exploration of pathological hallmarks in brain-use of experimental data.**17 +**Examples of use are cell counting and spatial distributions, determination of projection areas in connectivity experiments, and exploration of pathological hallmarks in brain-disease models. Integration of various data to the same reference space enables new exploration strategies and reuse of experimental data.** 8 8 9 -The workflow is built on the following open :19 +The workflow is built on the following open-access software. 10 10 11 -* [[(% style="color:#2980b9" %)//ilastik//>>doc:.3\. Image segmentation with ilastik.WebHome]](%%) allows the extraction of labelled features such as cells, using machine 21 +* [[(% style="color:#2980b9" %)//ilastik//>>doc:.3\. Image segmentation with ilastik.WebHome]](%%) allows the extraction of labelled features such as cells, by using machine-learning image segmentation. 12 12 * [[(% style="color:#2980b9" %)//QuickNII//>>doc:.Image registration to reference atlas using QuickNII.WebHome]](%%) generates custom-angle slices from volumetric brain atlases to match the proportions and cutting plane of histological sections. 13 -* //[[(% style="color:#3498db" %)VisuAlign>>doc:.Image registration to reference atlas using QuickNII.WebHome]]//(%%) is then used for nonlinear alignment of the reference .23 +* //[[(% style="color:#3498db" %)VisuAlign>>doc:.Image registration to reference atlas using QuickNII.WebHome]]//(%%) is then used for non-linear alignment of the reference-atlas slice to the section image. 14 14 * (% style="color:#2980b9" %)//Nutil//(%%) enables image [[transformations>>doc:.1\. Preparing the images.WebHome]], in addition to [[quantification and spatial analysis>>doc:.4\. Quantification and spatial analysis with Nutil.WebHome]] of features by drawing on the output of //ilastik// and //QuickNII//. 15 15 16 -In combination, the tools facilitate semi-automated quantification, eliminating the need for more time 26 +In combination, the tools facilitate semi-automated quantification, eliminating the need for more time-consuming methods such as stereological analysis with manual delineation of brain regions. 17 17 18 18 [[[[image:Youtube_QUINT.PNG||height="282" style="float:left" width="500"]]>>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oeg3qTzLnE]] 19 19 ... ... @@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ 37 37 38 38 (% class="box successmessage" %) 39 39 ((( 40 -The semi-automated QUINT workflow uses open 50 +The semi-automated QUINT workflow uses open-access software that can be operated without any scripting knowledge. 41 41 ))) 42 42 43 43 ((( 44 44 (% class="box successmessage" %) 45 45 ((( 46 - As the quantifications are performed in regions defined by a reference atlas, the region definitions are standardized, allowing comparisons of data from different laboratories.56 +Because the quantifications are performed in regions defined by a reference atlas, the region definitions are standardised, allowing comparisons of data from different laboratories. 47 47 ))) 48 48 49 49 ==== (% style="color:#c0392b" %)**References**(%%) ====