VesselVio

VesselVio performs quantitative analysis and visualization of segmented vasculature datasets to characterize vascular network structure in 2D and 3D biological imaging data.


Key Features:

  • Segmentation input support: Accepts pre-binarized vasculature datasets for downstream analysis and visualization.
  • Vascular graph input: Loads pre-constructed vascular graphs for network-based measurements.
  • Annotation handling: Supports importing datasets with annotations for region- or label-specific analyses.
  • Customizable processing parameters: Provides adjustable analysis parameters to tailor measurements to specific datasets.
  • 2D and 3D format support: Handles multiple file formats of both 2D and 3D vasculature imaging data.
  • Validation capability: Has been evaluated against ground-truth datasets to assess reliability and accuracy.
  • Visualization: Produces visual representations of vascular networks to aid structural interpretation.

Scientific Applications:

  • Vascular network quantification: Measurement of network topology and morphology from segmented vasculature data.
  • Annotated whole-brain analysis: Analysis of annotated mouse whole-brain vasculature volumes for region-specific studies.
  • Benchmarking and validation: Comparative evaluation of vascular analysis outputs against ground-truth datasets.
  • Structural visualization: Visual analysis of vascular architecture in 2D and 3D imaging studies.

Methodology:

Loads pre-binarized vasculature datasets and pre-constructed vascular graphs with annotations, applies user-specified processing parameters, supports multiple 2D and 3D file formats, and evaluates outputs against ground-truth datasets.

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License:
GPL-3.0
Cost:
Free of charge
Tool Type:
desktop application
Operating Systems:
Mac, Windows
Programming Languages:
Python
Added:
8/13/2022
Last Updated:
11/24/2024

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Publications

Bumgarner JR, Nelson RJ. Open-source analysis and visualization of segmented vasculature datasets with VesselVio. Cell Reports Methods. 2022;2(4):100189. doi:10.1016/j.crmeth.2022.100189. PMID:35497491. PMCID:PMC9046271.

PMID: 35497491
PMCID: PMC9046271
Funding: - National Institutes of Health: P20 RR016440, P30 RR032138/GM103488, R01NS092388

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