Examples

HUVEC images
Example image (left) processed by cytoNet (right). cytoNet connects adjacent endothelial cells by edges (yellow) to quantify community structures, while characterizing the cells' morphology and protein expression. Mask generated by custom algorithm. Blue = nuclei. Red = microtubules. Green = actin.

NPC images
Nuclei of neural stem cells (left), and the corresponding network representation obtained through cytoNet (right). Default segmentation applied to obtain masks.

Step 1: Getting Started

To process your microscope images, upload them and follow Step 2 below, as described in our user guide. For more information, please see our archived manuscript.

Select image files:

max. # files = 50; max. total file size = 100 MB

No images but want to try out cytoNet? Choose one or both of the following sample images (click on link to see high resolution masks):
Nuclei
Endothelial_cells
and follow Step 2 below.

How to connect cells?

Centroid-distance method

Border overlap method

Select scaling factor.

The higher the scaling factor, the more edges in the graph. We recommend starting with the minimum scaling factor.

1.5

Select layer number:

For file formats that allow multiple images per file (e.g. stacked TIFF files), select the number of the layer you would like to be used for processing. To process multiple layers, enter numbers separated by commas (e.g. 1, 3). To process a range of layers, enter numbers separated by a dash (e.g. 1-3). The default layer number is 1 if none is specified.

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Network Analysis of Cell Communities