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psudo: Exploring Multi-Channel Biomedical Image Data with Spatially and Perceptually Optimized Pseudocoloring.

S Warchol^1,2, J Troidl¹, J Muhlich²

¹Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

Computer Graphics Forum : Journal of the European Association for Computer Graphics

|December 19, 2025

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We developed psudo, an interactive system for creating optimal color palettes in multichannel fluorescence imaging. This tool enhances the visualization and analysis of spatial protein data by improving color differentiation and reducing confusion.

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Area of Science:

Biomedical imaging
Computational biology
Data visualization

Background:

Multichannel fluorescence imaging is crucial for visualizing protein spatial relationships in biological samples.
Digital visualization software allows flexible pseudocoloring and channel combination for data exploration.
Optimizing color palettes is essential for accurate interpretation of complex multichannel data.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce psudo, an interactive system for generating optimal color palettes for multichannel spatial data.
To develop a novel optimization method that maximizes perceptual differences between image channels and minimizes color blending.
To provide users with tools for exploring multichannel image data and evaluating color palettes.

Main Methods:

A novel optimization algorithm generates color palettes maximizing inter-channel perceptual differences.
An interactive system integrates this method for user exploration and palette evaluation.
An interactive lensing approach offers on-demand feedback on channel overlap and color confusion metrics.

Main Results:

The psudo system allows users to create and apply color palettes globally or locally.
A crowdsourced user study with 150 participants demonstrated improved accuracy in data discernment and comparison using the proposed approach.
The system was successfully applied to analyze complex immune responses in cancer tissue data.

Conclusions:

The psudo system effectively optimizes color palettes for multichannel fluorescence imaging, enhancing data interpretability.
The developed optimization method and interactive tools improve users' ability to analyze spatial protein relationships.
This approach has significant potential for advancing biological research, particularly in fields like cancer immunology.