🍳 Welcome to segger!

Important note (Dec 2024): As segger is currently undergoing constant development we highly recommending installing segger directly via github.

segger is a cutting-edge tool for cell segmentation in single-molecule spatial omics datasets. By leveraging graph neural networks (GNNs) and heterogeneous graphs, segger offers unmatched accuracy and scalability.

How segger Works

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Quick Links

• 💾 Installation Guide
  Get started with installing segger on your machine.

• 📖 User Guide
  Learn how to use segger for cell segmentation tasks.

• 💻 Command-Line Interface (CLI)
  Explore the CLI options for working with segger.

• 📚 API Reference
  Dive into the detailed API documentation for advanced usage.

• 📝 Sample Workflow
  Check out our tutorial showcasing a sample workflow with segger.

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Why segger?

• Highly parallelizable – Optimized for multi-GPU environments
• Fast and efficient – Trains in a fraction of the time compared to alternatives
• Transfer learning – Easily adaptable to new datasets and technologies

Challenges in Segmentation

Spatial omics segmentation faces issues like:

• Over/Under-segmentation
• Transcript contamination
• Scalability limitations

segger tackles these with a graph-based approach, achieving superior segmentation accuracy.

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Installation

Important note (Dec 2024): As segger is currently undergoing constant development we highly recommending installing segger directly via github.

Important: PyTorch Geometric Dependencies

Segger relies heavily on PyTorch Geometric for its graph-based operations. One must install its dependencies (such as torch-sparse and torch-scatter) based on their system’s specifications, especially the CUDA and PyTorch versions.

Please follow the official PyTorch Geometric Installation Guide to install the correct versions of torch-sparse, torch-scatter, and other relevant libraries.

Below is a quick guide for installing PyTorch Geometric dependencies for torch 2.4.0:

For CUDA 11.x:

pip install pyg_lib torch_scatter torch_sparse torch_cluster torch_spline_conv -f https://data.pyg.org/whl/torch-2.4.0+cu121.html

For CUDA 12.x:

pip install pyg_lib torch_scatter torch_sparse torch_cluster torch_spline_conv -f https://data.pyg.org/whl/torch-2.4.0+cu118.html

Afterwards choose the installation method that best suits your needs.

GitHub Installation

For a straightforward local installation from GitHub, clone the repository and install the package using pip:

Pip Installation (RAPIDS and CUDA 11)

For installations requiring RAPIDS and CUDA 11 support, run:

pip install -e ".[rapids11]"

Pip Installation (RAPIDS and CUDA 12)

For installations requiring RAPIDS and CUDA 12 support, run:

pip install -e ".[rapids12]"

Docker Installation

Segger provides an easy-to-use Docker container for those who prefer a containerized environment. To pull the latest Docker image:

docker pull danielunyi42/segger_dev:latest

The Docker image comes with all dependencies packaged, including RAPIDS. It currently supports only CUDA 12.2, and we will soon release a version that supports CUDA 11.8.

Singularity Installation

For users who prefer Singularity, you can pull the Docker image as follows:

singularity pull docker://danielunyi42/segger_dev:latest

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Powered by

• PyTorch Lightning & PyTorch Geometric: Enables fast, efficient graph neural network (GNN) implementation for heterogeneous graphs.
• Dask: Scalable parallel processing and distributed task scheduling, ideal for handling large transcriptomic datasets.
• Shapely & Geopandas: Utilized for spatial operations such as polygon creation, scaling, and spatial relationship computations.
• RAPIDS: Provides GPU-accelerated computation for tasks like k-nearest neighbors (KNN) graph construction.
• AnnData & Scanpy: Efficient processing for single-cell datasets.
• SciPy: Facilitates spatial graph construction, including distance metrics and convex hull calculations for transcript clustering.

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Contributions

segger is open-source and welcomes contributions. Join us in advancing spatial omics segmentation!

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