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Automated 3D Soma Segmentation with Morphological Surface Evolution for Neuron Reconstruction.

Donghao Zhang¹, Siqi Liu², Yang Song²

¹School of Information Technologies, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. dzha9516@uni.sydney.edu.au.

Neuroinformatics

|January 19, 2018

Summary

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This study introduces a novel method for segmenting complex neuron soma structures, improving 3D neuron model accuracy. The automated approach enhances existing neuron tracing techniques by reducing topological errors.

Keywords:

3D Neuron reconstruction Neuron morphology Soma segmentation

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Computational Biology
Image Analysis

Background:

Automatic neuron reconstruction is crucial for generating 3D neuron models for morphological studies.
Existing methods often neglect soma segmentation, leading to topological errors around the neuron cell body.

Purpose of the Study:

To present a novel, automated method for segmenting complex neuron soma structures.
To integrate soma segmentation into existing neuron tracing pipelines to reduce topological errors.

Main Methods:

An approximate bounding block is estimated using geodesic distance transform.
Soma segmentation is achieved by evolving a surface with morphological operators within the bounding region.
The method is designed for seamless integration into fully automated neuron reconstruction pipelines.

Main Results:

The proposed method accurately segments complex soma geometries.
Evaluated against BigNeuron project data, it outperforms existing soma segmentation techniques.
Soma segmentation demonstrably enhances the accuracy of existing neuron tracing methods.

Conclusions:

The novel soma segmentation method effectively reduces topological errors in neuron reconstruction.
This approach offers a valuable enhancement for automated 3D neuron modeling and morphological analysis.