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"""
Core image-processing pipeline for cochlear neurofilament tracing.
Handles:
* Loading Zeiss CZI z-stacks and generic TIFF stacks (with voxel sizes).
* Channel identification (Neurofilament vs Myo7a).
* 3D tracing of the neurofilament network into a single continuous skeleton.
* Myo7a-guided splitting of the field into an IHC region and an OHC region.
* Per-region quantification: number of fibers, diameter, length,
branch points and area covered within the field of view.
The module has no Gradio dependency so it can be unit-tested on its own.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import os
import re
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from typing import Optional
import numpy as np
from scipy import ndimage as ndi
from skimage.filters import gaussian, threshold_otsu
from skimage.morphology import remove_small_objects, skeletonize
from skan import Skeleton, summarize
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
# Data containers
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
FREQ_CHOICES = ["8kHz", "16kHz", "22kHz", "32kHz", "64kHz", "Other / unknown"]
@dataclass
class LoadedImage:
"""A loaded multi-channel z-stack."""
data: np.ndarray # (C, Z, Y, X) float32
channels: list # list of dicts: {name, dye, color}
voxel: tuple # (dz, dy, dx) in microns
source_name: str = ""
@property
def n_channels(self) -> int:
return self.data.shape[0]
@dataclass
class RegionMetrics:
"""Quantification for one region (whole field, IHC region or OHC region)."""
region: str = ""
n_fibers: int = 0
total_length_um: float = 0.0
mean_diameter_um: float = 0.0
median_diameter_um: float = 0.0
n_branch_points: int = 0
area_covered_um2: float = 0.0
fov_area_um2: float = 0.0
pct_area_covered: float = 0.0
def as_row(self) -> dict:
return {
"Region": self.region,
"Number of fibers": self.n_fibers,
"Total length (um)": round(self.total_length_um, 2),
"Mean diameter (um)": round(self.mean_diameter_um, 3),
"Median diameter (um)": round(self.median_diameter_um, 3),
"Branch points": self.n_branch_points,
"Area covered (um^2)": round(self.area_covered_um2, 2),
"FOV area (um^2)": round(self.fov_area_um2, 2),
"Area covered (% of FOV)": round(self.pct_area_covered, 2),
}
@dataclass
class TraceResult:
"""Everything produced by tracing one image."""
mask: np.ndarray # 3D bool
skeleton: np.ndarray # 3D bool
distance_um: np.ndarray # 3D float, EDT in microns
voxel: tuple
metrics: dict = field(default_factory=dict) # region name -> RegionMetrics
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
# Loading
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
def detect_frequency(filename: str) -> str:
"""Guess the frequency-region label from a filename (e.g. '16kHz')."""
m = re.search(r"(\d+)\s*k\s*hz", filename, re.IGNORECASE)
if m:
label = f"{int(m.group(1))}kHz"
if label in FREQ_CHOICES:
return label
return "Other / unknown"
def _czi_channel_meta(czi) -> list:
"""Extract per-channel name/dye/color from CZI metadata (best effort)."""
meta = czi.meta
seen = {}
order = []
for ch in meta.iter("Channel"):
name = ch.get("Name")
if not name:
continue
dye = ch.findtext("DyeName") or ch.findtext("Fluor")
color = ch.findtext("Color")
ex = ch.findtext("ExcitationWavelength")
if name not in seen:
seen[name] = {"name": name, "dye": None, "color": None, "ex": None}
order.append(name)
rec = seen[name]
rec["dye"] = rec["dye"] or dye
rec["color"] = rec["color"] or color
rec["ex"] = rec["ex"] or ex
return [seen[n] for n in order]
def _czi_voxel(czi) -> tuple:
"""Return (dz, dy, dx) in microns from CZI scaling metadata."""
scale = {}
for d in czi.meta.iter("Distance"):
idv = d.get("Id")
val = d.findtext("Value")
if idv in ("X", "Y", "Z") and val:
scale[idv] = float(val) * 1e6 # metres -> microns
dx = scale.get("X", 0.0895)
dy = scale.get("Y", dx)
dz = scale.get("Z", 0.35)
return (dz, dy, dx)
def load_czi(path: str) -> LoadedImage:
from aicspylibczi import CziFile
czi = CziFile(path)
img, shp = czi.read_image()
dims = [d for d, _ in shp]
arr = np.asarray(img)
# collapse everything except C, Z, Y, X
# find axis indices
idx = {d: i for i, d in enumerate(dims)}
# move to C,Z,Y,X ordering, squeezing singletons (B,V,T,...)
keep = ["C", "Z", "Y", "X"]
order = [idx[k] for k in keep if k in idx]
other = [i for i in range(arr.ndim) if i not in order]
arr = np.transpose(arr, other + order)
arr = arr.reshape((-1,) + arr.shape[len(other):]) if other else arr
# after reshape leading axis is product of others -> take first
if other:
arr = arr[0]
# arr now (C,Z,Y,X) or missing Z
if "Z" not in idx:
arr = arr[:, None]
arr = arr.astype(np.float32)
channels = _czi_channel_meta(czi)
if len(channels) != arr.shape[0]:
channels = [{"name": f"Channel {i}", "dye": None, "color": None}
for i in range(arr.shape[0])]
return LoadedImage(arr, channels, _czi_voxel(czi), os.path.basename(path))
def load_tiff(path: str, dz=0.35, dy=0.0895, dx=0.0895) -> LoadedImage:
import tifffile
arr = tifffile.imread(path)
arr = np.squeeze(arr)
# Heuristic to reach (C, Z, Y, X). The two largest axes are Y, X.
if arr.ndim == 2: # (Y, X) single channel, single plane
arr = arr[None, None]
elif arr.ndim == 3:
# Could be (Z,Y,X) single channel or (C,Y,X). Assume small first axis = C
if arr.shape[0] <= 5:
arr = arr[:, None] # (C, 1, Y, X)
else:
arr = arr[None] # (1, Z, Y, X)
elif arr.ndim == 4:
# find the two largest axes -> Y, X; of the remaining two the smaller = C
yx = sorted(range(4), key=lambda a: arr.shape[a])[-2:]
rest = [a for a in range(4) if a not in yx]
c_axis = min(rest, key=lambda a: arr.shape[a])
z_axis = [a for a in rest if a != c_axis][0]
arr = np.transpose(arr, (c_axis, z_axis, *sorted(yx)))
else:
raise ValueError(f"Unsupported TIFF with {arr.ndim} dimensions")
arr = arr.astype(np.float32)
channels = [{"name": f"Channel {i}", "dye": None, "color": None}
for i in range(arr.shape[0])]
return LoadedImage(arr, channels, (dz, dy, dx), os.path.basename(path))
def load_image(path: str, dz=0.35, dy=0.0895, dx=0.0895) -> LoadedImage:
ext = os.path.splitext(path)[1].lower()
if ext == ".czi":
return load_czi(path)
if ext in (".tif", ".tiff"):
return load_tiff(path, dz, dy, dx)
raise ValueError(f"Unsupported file type: {ext}")
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
# Channel identification
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
# Wavelength-based hints: neurofilament here is Alexa-555 (red/green range),
# Myo7a is Alexa-405 (blue). Transmitted-light PMT channels have no dye.
def guess_channels(img: LoadedImage) -> tuple:
"""Best-effort (neurofilament_index, myo7a_index) from metadata + content."""
nf_idx, myo_idx = None, None
blue_like, red_like, plain = [], [], []
for i, ch in enumerate(img.channels):
dye = (ch.get("dye") or "").lower()
color = (ch.get("color") or "").upper()
ex = ch.get("ex")
ex = float(ex) if ex else None
if "405" in dye or (ex and ex < 430) or color == "#0000FF":
blue_like.append(i)
elif dye and dye not in ("", "none"):
red_like.append(i)
else:
plain.append(i) # e.g. transmitted-light PMT
if blue_like:
myo_idx = blue_like[0]
if red_like:
nf_idx = red_like[0]
# Fall back to image content when metadata is missing (e.g. plain TIFF).
# Fluorescence channels have a mostly-dark background; transmitted-light
# (brightfield) channels fill the frame, so we skip those. We cannot
# reliably tell fibers from blobs automatically, so we default NF to the
# first fluorescent channel and Myo7a to the last — the user confirms
# via the channel previews in the UI.
if nf_idx is None or myo_idx is None:
fluo = [i for i in range(img.n_channels)
if _dark_fraction(img.data[i]) >= 0.2]
if not fluo:
fluo = list(range(img.n_channels))
if nf_idx is None:
nf_idx = fluo[0]
if myo_idx is None or myo_idx == nf_idx:
myo_idx = fluo[-1] if fluo[-1] != nf_idx else fluo[0]
return nf_idx, myo_idx
def _dark_fraction(vol: np.ndarray) -> float:
"""Fraction of the (normalised) MIP that is near-black background."""
mip = vol.max(0).astype(np.float32)
mip = (mip - mip.min()) / (np.ptp(mip) + 1e-6)
return float((mip < 0.15).mean())
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
# Neurofilament tracing
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
def _threshold_volume(vol: np.ndarray, sensitivity: float) -> np.ndarray:
"""Smooth + Otsu threshold. `sensitivity` (0.5-1.5) scales the threshold;
higher sensitivity -> lower threshold -> more fibers captured."""
lo, hi = np.percentile(vol, 1), np.percentile(vol, 99.8)
norm = np.clip((vol - lo) / (hi - lo + 1e-6), 0, 1)
sm = gaussian(norm, sigma=(0.6, 1.0, 1.0), preserve_range=True)
fg = sm[sm > sm.mean() * 0.3]
base = threshold_otsu(fg) if fg.size else sm.mean()
thr = base * (2.0 - sensitivity) # sensitivity 1.0 -> base
return sm > thr
def trace_neurites(nf_vol: np.ndarray, voxel: tuple,
sensitivity: float = 1.0,
min_object_vox: int = 64) -> TraceResult:
"""Segment and skeletonise the neurofilament network in 3D."""
dz, dy, dx = voxel
mask = _threshold_volume(nf_vol, sensitivity)
mask = remove_small_objects(mask, min_object_vox)
mask = ndi.binary_closing(mask, iterations=1)
if mask.sum() == 0:
z = np.zeros_like(mask)
return TraceResult(mask, z, np.zeros(mask.shape, np.float32), voxel)
skel = skeletonize(mask)
dist = ndi.distance_transform_edt(mask, sampling=(dz, dy, dx)).astype(np.float32)
return TraceResult(mask, skel, dist, voxel)
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
# Region definition (IHC vs OHC) from Myo7a
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
def myo_band_profile(myo_vol: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:
"""Row-wise (Y) intensity profile of the Myo7a hair-cell band."""
mip = myo_vol.max(0).astype(np.float32)
sm = gaussian(mip, 3, preserve_range=True)
return sm.sum(1)
def suggest_boundary(myo_vol: np.ndarray) -> float:
"""Suggest an IHC/OHC boundary as a fraction (0-1) along the Y axis.
Places the boundary at the centre of the Myo7a hair-cell band, which sits
between the (single) IHC row and the (three) OHC rows in a well-oriented
organ-of-Corti image. Users can refine this manually.
"""
prof = myo_band_profile(myo_vol)
if prof.sum() == 0:
return 0.5
ys = np.arange(prof.size)
centroid = float((ys * prof).sum() / prof.sum())
return centroid / prof.size
def make_region_masks(shape_yx: tuple, boundary_frac: float,
ihc_side: str = "low", axis: str = "Y") -> tuple:
"""Return (ihc_roi, ohc_roi) boolean 2D masks split by a straight line.
axis="Y" splits along rows (radial axis, the usual case); axis="X" splits
along columns. ihc_side selects which side of the boundary is IHC.
"""
ny, nx = shape_yx
low = np.zeros((ny, nx), bool)
if axis.upper() == "Y":
b = int(round(np.clip(boundary_frac, 0, 1) * ny))
low[:b] = True
else:
b = int(round(np.clip(boundary_frac, 0, 1) * nx))
low[:, :b] = True
ihc = low if ihc_side == "low" else ~low
return ihc, ~ihc
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
# Quantification
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
def _branch_point_count(skel: np.ndarray) -> int:
if skel.sum() == 0:
return 0
k = np.ones((3, 3, 3), int) if skel.ndim == 3 else np.ones((3, 3), int)
nb = ndi.convolve(skel.astype(np.uint8), k, mode="constant") - skel
return int((skel & (nb > 2)).sum())
def compute_metrics(trace: TraceResult, region_name: str,
roi_yx: Optional[np.ndarray] = None,
min_fiber_um: float = 5.0) -> RegionMetrics:
"""Quantify the skeleton, optionally restricted to a 2D ROI (broadcast in Z)."""
dz, dy, dx = trace.voxel
skel = trace.skeleton
mask = trace.mask
if roi_yx is not None:
roi3d = np.broadcast_to(roi_yx, skel.shape)
skel = skel & roi3d
mask = mask & roi3d
m = RegionMetrics(region=region_name)
m.fov_area_um2 = float(roi_yx.sum() if roi_yx is not None
else mask.shape[1] * mask.shape[2]) * dx * dy
foot = mask.max(0)
m.area_covered_um2 = float(foot.sum()) * dx * dy
m.pct_area_covered = (100.0 * m.area_covered_um2 / m.fov_area_um2
if m.fov_area_um2 else 0.0)
if skel.sum() < 2:
return m
m.n_branch_points = _branch_point_count(skel)
diam = 2.0 * trace.distance_um[skel]
if diam.size:
m.mean_diameter_um = float(diam.mean())
m.median_diameter_um = float(np.median(diam))
# Length and fiber count via skan (per connected skeleton component).
try:
S = Skeleton(skel, spacing=(dz, dy, dx))
df = summarize(S, separator="_")
comp_len = df.groupby("skeleton_id")["branch_distance"].sum()
kept = comp_len[comp_len >= min_fiber_um]
m.n_fibers = int(kept.size)
m.total_length_um = float(kept.sum())
except Exception:
# Fallback: label components, approximate length by voxel count.
lbl, n = ndi.label(skel, structure=np.ones((3, 3, 3)))
m.n_fibers = int(n)
m.total_length_um = float(skel.sum()) * np.mean([dz, dy, dx])
return m
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
# Rendering
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
def skeleton_image(skel: np.ndarray, dilate: int = 1) -> np.ndarray:
"""White skeleton on black background (2D uint8), as a MIP over Z."""
flat = skel.max(0) if skel.ndim == 3 else skel
if dilate:
flat = ndi.binary_dilation(flat, iterations=dilate)
return (flat * 255).astype(np.uint8)
def region_overlay(skel: np.ndarray, ihc_roi: np.ndarray, ohc_roi: np.ndarray,
boundary_frac: float, axis: str = "Y",
dilate: int = 1) -> np.ndarray:
"""Colour-coded RGB preview: IHC fibers cyan, OHC fibers magenta,
with the boundary line drawn in yellow."""
flat = skel.max(0) if skel.ndim == 3 else skel
if dilate:
flat = ndi.binary_dilation(flat, iterations=dilate)
ny, nx = flat.shape
rgb = np.zeros((ny, nx, 3), np.uint8)
ihc_pix = flat & ihc_roi
ohc_pix = flat & ohc_roi
rgb[ihc_pix] = (0, 220, 255) # cyan = IHC
rgb[ohc_pix] = (255, 60, 200) # magenta = OHC
if axis.upper() == "Y":
b = int(round(np.clip(boundary_frac, 0, 1) * ny))
b = min(max(b, 0), ny - 1)
rgb[b, :] = (255, 255, 0)
else:
b = int(round(np.clip(boundary_frac, 0, 1) * nx))
b = min(max(b, 0), nx - 1)
rgb[:, b] = (255, 255, 0)
return rgb
def channel_preview(vol: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:
"""Contrast-stretched MIP of a channel for display (uint8)."""
mip = vol.max(0).astype(np.float32)
lo, hi = np.percentile(mip, 1), np.percentile(mip, 99.5)
return (np.clip((mip - lo) / (hi - lo + 1e-6), 0, 1) * 255).astype(np.uint8)