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Automated contour extraction for light‐sheet microscopy images of zebrafish embryos based on object edge detection algorithm

Embryo contour extraction is the initial step in the quantitative analysis of embryo morphology, and it is essential for understanding the developmental process. Recent developments in light‐sheet microscopy have enabled the in toto time‐lapse imaging of embryos, including zebrafish. However, embryo...

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Published in:Development, growth & differentiation growth & differentiation, 2023-08, Vol.65 (6), p.311-320
Main Authors: Kondow, Akiko, Ohnuma, Kiyoshi, Taniguchi, Atsushi, Sakamoto, Joe, Asashima, Makoto, Kato, Kagayaki, Kamei, Yasuhiro, Nonaka, Shigenori
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Summary:Embryo contour extraction is the initial step in the quantitative analysis of embryo morphology, and it is essential for understanding the developmental process. Recent developments in light‐sheet microscopy have enabled the in toto time‐lapse imaging of embryos, including zebrafish. However, embryo contour extraction from images generated via light‐sheet microscopy is challenging owing to the large amount of data and the variable sizes, shapes, and textures of objects. In this report, we provide a workflow for extracting the contours of zebrafish blastula and gastrula without contour labeling of an embryo. This workflow is based on the edge detection method using a change point detection approach. We assessed the performance of the edge detection method and compared it with widely used edge detection and segmentation methods. The results showed that the edge detection accuracy of the proposed method was superior to those of the Sobel, Laplacian of Gaussian, adaptive threshold, Multi Otsu, and k‐means clustering‐based methods, and the noise robustness of the proposed method was superior to those of the Multi Otsu and k‐means clustering‐based methods. The proposed workflow was shown to be useful for automating small‐scale contour extractions of zebrafish embryos that cannot be specifically labeled owing to constraints, such as the availability of microscopic channels. This workflow may offer an option for contour extraction when deep learning‐based approaches or existing non‐deep learning‐based methods cannot be applied. We provide a workflow for edge detection and contour extraction from autofluorescence images of arbitrarily labeled early‐stage zebrafish embryos. Our workflow is robust to noise and may be suitable for automating small‐scale analysis.
ISSN:0012-1592
1440-169X
DOI:10.1111/dgd.12871