We developed an advanced deep learning approach called local shape descriptors (LSDs) to enable analysis of large electron microscopy datasets with increased efficiency. This technique will speed processing of future petabyte-sized datasets and democratize connectomics research by enabling these analyses using modest computational infrastructure available to most laboratories.
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This is a summary of: Sheridan, A. et al. Local shape descriptors for neuron segmentation. Nat. Methods https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-022-01711-z (2022)
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Artificial intelligence gives neuron reconstruction a performance boost. Nat Methods 20, 189–190 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-022-01712-y
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