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Spontaneous breaking of symmetry in overlapping cell instance segmentation using diffusion models.

Julius B Kirkegaard¹

¹Department of Computer Science & Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark.

Biology Methods & Protocols

|December 11, 2024

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This study introduces a novel diffusion model for instance segmentation, effectively handling overlapping labels in biomedical images. The new method achieves performance comparable to existing models like Cellpose.

Keywords:

computer vision deep learning diffusion model instance segmentation overlap

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Area of Science:

Computer Vision
Biomedical Imaging
Machine Learning

Background:

Instance segmentation assigns unique IDs to objects, a challenge due to semantic symmetry.
Current deep learning methods struggle with overlapping labels common in biomedical imaging, like cell layers.
Existing approaches often fail when dealing with complex, overlapping structures.

Purpose of the Study:

To address the limitations of current instance segmentation methods in biomedical imaging.
To develop a novel approach for instance segmentation that can handle overlapping labels.
To introduce a diffusion model-based method that spontaneously breaks symmetry for improved segmentation.

Main Methods:

A novel instance segmentation approach based on diffusion models was developed.
The method is designed to spontaneously break symmetry between semantically similar objects.
Pixel-level instance segmentations are generated, accommodating overlapping labels.

Main Results:

The proposed diffusion model-based method achieves performance comparable to established models like Cellpose.
The approach successfully handles overlapping labels, a significant challenge in biomedical image analysis.
Demonstrated effectiveness on the Cellpose fluorescent cell dataset.

Conclusions:

Diffusion models offer a promising solution for instance segmentation, particularly in scenarios with overlapping labels.
The novel method provides a robust alternative for biomedical image analysis tasks.
This work advances the capability of instance segmentation for complex biological structures.