NCIS: Deep Color Gradient Maps Regression and Three-Class Pixel Classification for Enhanced Neuronal Cell Instance Segmentation in Nissl-Stained Histological Images

Valentina Vadori, Antonella Peruffo, Jean-Marie Graïc +3

Deep learning has proven to be more effective than other methods in medical image analysis, including the seemingly simple but challenging task of segmenting individual cells, an e…