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Imaging & Microscopy AI skills

Build a reproducible image-analysis workflow.

Start with image format, dimensionality and acquisition metadata. Then choose tools for preprocessing, segmentation, feature measurement or dataset organisation.

Before you start
Inspect a small, representative image set before a batch run. Keep original images and record transformations and scale calibration.
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cellprofiler

Runs reproducible CellProfiler microscopy pipelines for nuclear segmentation, cell counts, and per-object fluorescence measurements. Supports image/channel manifests, headless batch execution, segmentation overlays, and measurement QC for 2D fluorescence assays.

Imaging & Microscopy

histolab

Extracts and preprocesses whole-slide histology image tiles with Histolab. Use for WSI inspection, tissue masks, random/grid/score-based tile extraction, H&E stain normalization, and tile dataset preparation. For multiplexed imaging or deep learning inference pipelines, use pathml.

Imaging & Microscopy

imaging-data-commons

Queries and downloads public cancer imaging data from NCI Imaging Data Commons. Supports IDC collection discovery, DICOM access, radiology (CT, MR, PET) and pathology AI datasets, metadata SQL, visualization, licensing, and citations. Uses public metadata and download routes without authentication; optional BigQuery and Google Healthcare routes require Google credentials.

Imaging & Microscopy

neuropixels-analysis

Analyzes Neuropixels extracellular recordings end-to-end with SpikeInterface. Covers loading SpikeGLX/Open Ephys/NWB data, preprocessing, drift/motion correction, Kilosort4 (and CPU) spike sorting, quality metrics, and unit curation (threshold-based, model-based UnitRefine, and AI-assisted visual review). Use when working with Neuropixels 1.0/2.0 recordings, spike sorting, or extracellular electrophysiology analysis.

Imaging & Microscopy

nwb-conversion

Converts neuroscience acquisition data to Neurodata Without Borders files with NeuroConv and PyNWB, preserves metadata and timebases, checks evidence-based clock alignment, and produces schema validation, NWB Inspector findings and round-trip checks. Use for NWB conversion and synchronization of planar single-channel two-photon TIFF imaging plus timestamped behavioral position CSV; this skill does not perform spike sorting or claim tested support for arbitrary acquisition formats.

Imaging & Microscopy

omero-integration

Inspects and automates microscopy data workflows against OMERO.server with omero-py, BlitzGateway, OMERO CLI, tables, annotations, ROIs, rendering, and documented OMERO.web APIs. Use this skill for scoped OMERO inventory, metadata export, import/export planning, or reviewed write workflows.

Imaging & Microscopy

openpiv

Performs Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) analysis with OpenPIV. Use when extracting velocity fields from PIV image pairs, analyzing fluid dynamics or flow visualization experiments, cross-correlating interrogation windows, validating and replacing spurious PIV vectors, or computing vorticity, strain rate, and turbulence statistics from measured velocity fields.

Imaging & Microscopy

pathml

"Supports local computational pathology research with PathML: slide loading and tiling, preprocessing and QC, h5path storage, multiplex quantification, spatial graphs, and bounded model inference. Use for whole-slide H&E, CODEX, Vectra, Mesmer, HoVer-Net, and HACTNet workflows."

Imaging & Microscopy

pydicom

Reads, inspects, writes, transforms, and preflights local DICOM datasets and pixel data. Applies to DICOM metadata, transfer syntaxes, compression plugins, frames, private elements, JSON, and bounded de-identification review.

Imaging & Microscopy

relion

Validates and executes RELION single-particle cryo-EM refinement and half-map postprocessing. Supports STAR optics/acquisition checks, particle-stack consistency, gold-standard half sets, soft-mask validation, diagnostic Fourier shell correlation, and restart guidance.

Imaging & Microscopy