Particle-Based Segmentation Of Extended Objects On Curved Biological Membranes.

Solomatina A, Kalaidzidis Y, Cezanne A, Soans K, Norden C, Zerial M, Sbalzarini IF (2021) Particle-Based Segmentation Of Extended Objects On Curved Biological Membranes. In: 2021 IEEE 18th International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI) Nice, 04/13/2021-04/16/2021, pp. 1150-1154.IEEE.

Abstract

We present a novel method for model-based segmentation of extended, blob-like objects on curved surfaces. Our method addresses several challenges arising when imaging curved biological membrane, such as out-of-membrane signal and geometry-induced background variations. We use a particle-based reconstruction of the membrane geometry, moment-conserving intensity interpolation from pixels to surface particles, and model-based in-surface segmentation. Our method denoises and deconvolves images, corrects for background variations, and quantifies the number, size, and intensity of segmented objects. We benchmark the accuracy of the method and present two applications to (1) neuroepithelial focal adhesion sites during optic cup morphogenesis in zebrafish and (2) reconstituted membrane domains bearing the small GTPase Rab5 on spherical beads.

Leibniz-HKI-Authors

Anastasia Solomatina

Identifier

doi: 10.1109/ISBI48211.2021.9434038