NeuroFly: A framework for whole-brain single neuron reconstruction

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2411.04715v1
• Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 13:56:13 GMT
• Title: NeuroFly: A framework for whole-brain single neuron reconstruction
• Authors: Rubin Zhao, Yang Liu, Shiqi Zhang, Zijian Yi, Yanyang Xiao, Fang Xu, Yi Yang, Pencheng Zhou,
• Abstract summary: We introduce NeuroFly, a validated framework for large-scale automatic single neuron reconstruction. NeuroFly breaks down the process into three distinct stages: segmentation, connection, and proofreading. Our goal is to foster collaboration among researchers to address the neuron reconstruction challenge.
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• Abstract: Neurons, with their elongated, tree-like dendritic and axonal structures, enable efficient signal integration and long-range communication across brain regions. By reconstructing individual neurons' morphology, we can gain valuable insights into brain connectivity, revealing the structure basis of cognition, movement, and perception. Despite the accumulation of extensive 3D microscopic imaging data, progress has been considerably hindered by the absence of automated tools to streamline this process. Here we introduce NeuroFly, a validated framework for large-scale automatic single neuron reconstruction. This framework breaks down the process into three distinct stages: segmentation, connection, and proofreading. In the segmentation stage, we perform automatic segmentation followed by skeletonization to generate over-segmented neuronal fragments without branches. During the connection stage, we use a 3D image-based path following approach to extend each fragment and connect it with other fragments of the same neuron. Finally, human annotators are required only to proofread the few unresolved positions. The first two stages of our process are clearly defined computer vision problems, and we have trained robust baseline models to solve them. We validated NeuroFly's efficiency using in-house datasets that include a variety of challenging scenarios, such as dense arborizations, weak axons, images with contamination. We will release the datasets along with a suite of visualization and annotation tools for better reproducibility. Our goal is to foster collaboration among researchers to address the neuron reconstruction challenge, ultimately accelerating advancements in neuroscience research. The dataset and code are available at https://github.com/beanli161514/neurofly

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