Cyto R-CNN and CytoNuke Dataset: Towards reliable whole-cell segmentation in bright-field histological images

Background: Cell segmentation in bright-field histological slides is a crucial topic in medical image analysis. Having access to accurate segmentation allows researchers to examine the relationship between cellular morphology and clinical observations. Unfortunately, most segmentation methods known today are limited to nuclei and cannot segmentate the cytoplasm.
Material & Methods: We present a new network architecture Cyto R-CNN that is able to accurately segment whole cells (with both the nucleus and the cytoplasm) in bright-field images. We also present a …

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