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+name: bidcell
+label: "BIDCell Segmentation"
+summary: "Cell segmentation using BIDCell deep learning approach"
+description: "BIDCell is a deep learning method for cell segmentation in spatial transcriptomics data that uses both morphology and transcript information."
+links:
+  documentation: "https://github.com/SydneyBioX/BIDCell"
+  repository: "https://github.com/SydneyBioX/BIDCell"
+references:
+  doi: "10.1038/s41467-023-44560-w"
+
+__merge__: /src/api/comp_method_segmentation.yaml
+
+arguments:
+  - name: --input_scrnaseq_reference
+    __merge__: /src/api/file_scrnaseq_reference.yaml
+    required: false
+    direction: input
+  - name: --temp
+    type: string
+    default: "./temp_bidcell/"
+    description: "Temporary directory for BIDCell intermediate files"
+  - name: --max_overlaps_pos
+    type: integer
+    default: 4
+    description: "Maximum number of cell types that can share a positive marker"
+  - name: --max_overlaps_neg
+    type: integer
+    default: 15
+    description: "Maximum number of cell types that can share a negative marker"
+  - name: --model_epochs
+    type: integer
+    default: 10
+    description: "Number of training epochs for BIDCell model"
+  - name: --min_cell_size
+    type: integer
+    default: 15
+    description: "Minimum cell size in pixels"
+
+resources:
+  - type: python_script
+    path: script.py
+
+runners:
+  - type: executable
+  - type: nextflow
+    directives:
+      label: [ midtime, lowcpu, highmem, gpu ]
+
+engines:
+  - type: docker
+    image: openproblems/base_python:1
+    setup:
+      - type: apt
+        packages:
+            - libgl1
+            - libgl1-mesa-dri
+            - libglib2.0-0
+            - libsm6
+            - libxext6
+            - libfontconfig1
+            - libxrender1
+            - build-essential
+            - git
+
+      - type: python
+        pip:  scikit-image
+      - type: python
+        pypi: tifffile
+      - type: python
+        pypi: natsort
+      - type: python
+        pypi: opencv-python-headless
+      - type: python
+        pypi: imgaug
+      - type: python
+        pypi: matplotlib
+      - type: python
+        pypi: pandas
+      - type: python
+        pypi: scikit-learn
+      - type: python
+        pypi: tqdm
+      - type: python
+        pypi: pyyaml
+      - type: python
+        pypi: cellpose==3.1.1.2 
+      - type: python
+        pypi: bidcell
+      - type: python
+        pypi: spatialdata
+      - type: python
+        pypi: scanpy
+      - type: python
+        pypi: dask[dataframe]
+      - type: python
+        pypi: spatialdata-plot
+      - type: python
+        pypi: numpy >=1.24.4,<2.0.0
+    __merge__: 
+      - /src/base/setup_txsim_partial.yaml
+  - type: native
+
diff --git a/src/methods_segmentation/bidcell/script.py b/src/methods_segmentation/bidcell/script.py
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+import spatialdata as sd
+import spatialdata_plot as pl
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+import numpy as np
+import tifffile
+import cv2
+import dask.dataframe as dd
+import scanpy as sc
+import pandas as pd
+import natsort
+import os 
+from bidcell import BIDCellModel
+
+## VIASH START
+par = {
+    'input': "../task_ist_preprocessing/resources_test/common/2023_10x_mouse_brain_xenium_rep1/dataset.zarr",
+    'input_scrnaseq_reference': '..task_ist_preprocessing/resources_test/common/2023_yao_mouse_brain_scrnaseq_10xv2',
+    'temp': './temp/bidcell/',
+    'output': 'output.zarr',
+    'single_cell_ref': None,
+    'max_overlaps_pos': 4,
+    'max_overlaps_neg': 15,
+    'model_epochs': 10,
+    'min_cell_size': 15
+}
+## VIASH END
+
+# defining the function generate_markers
+def generate_markers(ref_df, max_overlaps_pos=4, max_overlaps_neg=15):
+    """
+    Generate positive and negative marker dataframes from reference data.
+    
+    Args:
+        ref_df (pd.DataFrame): Reference dataframe with gene expression data and cell type info
+        max_overlaps_pos (int): Maximum number of cell types that can share a positive marker
+        max_overlaps_neg (int): Maximum number of cell types that can share a negative marker
+    
+    Returns:
+        tuple: (df_pos, df_neg) - DataFrames containing positive and negative markers
+    """
+
+    n_genes = ref_df.shape[1] - 3
+    cell_types = natsort.natsorted(list(set(ref_df["cell_type"].tolist())))
+    n_cell_types = len(cell_types)
+    
+    ref_expr = ref_df.iloc[:, :n_genes].to_numpy()
+    gene_names = ref_df.columns[:n_genes]
+    ct_idx = ref_df["ct_idx"].to_numpy()
+
+    # Generate negative markers
+    pct_10 = np.percentile(ref_expr, 10, axis=1, keepdims=True)
+    pct_10 = np.tile(pct_10, (1, n_genes))
+    low_expr_true = np.zeros(pct_10.shape)
+    low_expr_true[ref_expr <= pct_10] = 1
+
+    low_expr_true_agg = np.zeros((n_cell_types, n_genes))
+    for ct in range(n_cell_types):
+        rows = np.where(ct_idx == ct)[0]
+        low_expr_true_ct = low_expr_true[rows]
+        low_expr_true_agg[ct, :] = np.prod(low_expr_true_ct, axis=0)
+
+    overlaps = np.sum(low_expr_true_agg, 0)
+    too_many = np.where(overlaps > max_overlaps_neg)[0]
+    low_expr_true_agg[:, too_many] = 0
+    df_neg = pd.DataFrame(low_expr_true_agg, index=cell_types, columns=gene_names)
+
+    # Generate positive markers
+    pct_90 = np.percentile(ref_expr, 90, axis=1, keepdims=True)
+    pct_90 = np.tile(pct_90, (1, n_genes))
+    high_expr_true = np.zeros(pct_90.shape)
+    high_expr_true[ref_expr >= pct_90] = 1
+
+    high_expr_true_agg = np.zeros((n_cell_types, n_genes))
+    for ct in range(n_cell_types):
+        rows = np.where(ct_idx == ct)[0]
+        high_expr_true_ct = high_expr_true[rows]
+        high_expr_true_agg[ct, :] = np.prod(high_expr_true_ct, axis=0)
+
+    overlaps = np.sum(high_expr_true_agg, 0)
+    too_many = np.where(overlaps > max_overlaps_pos)[0]
+    high_expr_true_agg[:, too_many] = 0
+    df_pos = pd.DataFrame(high_expr_true_agg, index=cell_types, columns=gene_names)
+
+    return df_pos, df_neg
+
+if not os.path.exists(par['temp']):
+    os.makedirs(par['temp'])
+
+
+sdata = sd.read_zarr(par['input'])
+sdata_genes = sdata['transcripts']["feature_name"].unique().compute().sort_values().tolist()
+
+
+image_pyramid = []
+img = sdata["morphology_mip"]["/scale0"]["image"].values  # Convert dask array to numpy
+img = np.squeeze(img)  # Remove singleton channel dimension (c:1)
+image_pyramid.append(img)
+
+
+
+# Save the TIFF file in the temporary directory
+with tifffile.TiffWriter(f"{par['temp']}morphology_mip_pyramidal.tiff", bigtiff=True) as tiff:
+    for img in image_pyramid:
+        tiff.write(img, photometric="minisblack", resolution=(1, 1))
+
+
+
+adata = sc.read_h5ad(par['input_scrnaseq_reference'])
+shared_genes = [g for g in sdata_genes if g in adata.var["feature_name"].values]
+adata = adata[:, adata.var["feature_name"].isin(shared_genes)]
+adata.var_names = adata.var["feature_name"].astype(str)
+
+
+# Make scref.csv
+sc_ref = pd.DataFrame(
+    data=adata.layers["normalized"].toarray(),
+    columns=shared_genes,
+    index=range(adata.n_obs)
+)
+
+
+celltypes = adata.obs['cell_type'].unique().tolist()
+cell_type_col = adata.obs['cell_type'].astype('category')
+sc_ref["ct_idx"] = cell_type_col.cat.codes.values
+sc_ref["cell_type"] = cell_type_col.values
+sc_ref["atlas"] = "custom"
+sc_ref.to_csv(f"{par['temp']}scref.csv")
+
+
+transcript = sdata["transcripts"].compute()
+transcript = pd.DataFrame(transcript)
+transcript[transcript["feature_name"].isin(shared_genes)].to_csv(
+    f"{par['temp']}transcript.csv.gz", compression="gzip"
+)
+
+
+
+
+# generate positive and negative marker files 
+df_pos, df_neg = generate_markers(sc_ref, max_overlaps_pos=4, max_overlaps_neg=15)
+df_pos.to_csv(f"{par['temp']}/pos_marker.csv")
+df_neg.to_csv(f"{par['temp']}/neg_marker.csv")
+
+
+import yaml
+
+config = {
+    "cpus": 8, 
+    "files": {
+        "data_dir": par['temp'],
+        "fp_dapi": f"{par['temp']}morphology_mip_pyramidal.tiff",
+        "fp_transcripts": f"{par['temp']}transcript.csv.gz",
+        "fp_ref": f"{par['temp']}scref.csv",
+        "fp_pos_markers": f"{par['temp']}pos_marker.csv",
+        "fp_neg_markers": f"{par['temp']}neg_marker.csv",
+    },
+    "nuclei_fovs": {
+        "stitch_nuclei_fovs": False,
+    },
+    "nuclei": {
+        "diameter": None,  # leave as None to automatically compute
+    },
+    "transcripts": {
+        "shift_to_origin": True,
+        "x_col": "x",
+        "y_col": "y",
+        "gene_col": "feature_name",
+        "transcripts_to_filter": [
+            "NegControlProbe_",
+            "antisense_",
+            "NegControlCodeword_",
+            "BLANK_",
+            "Blank-",
+            "NegPrb"
+        ],
+
+    },
+    "affine": {
+        "target_pix_um": 1.0,
+        "base_pix_x": 0.2125,
+        "base_pix_y": 0.2125,
+        "base_ts_x": 0.1,
+        "base_ts_y": 0.1,
+        "global_shift_x": 0,
+        "global_shift_y": 0,
+    },
+    "model_params": {
+        "name": "custom",
+        "patch_size": 48,
+        "elongated": [], #list(sc_ref["cell_type"]),
+    },
+    "training_params": {
+        "total_epochs": 1,
+        "total_steps": 60,
+        "ne_weight": 1.0,
+        "os_weight": 1.0,
+        "cc_weight": 1.0,
+        "ov_weight": 1.0,
+        "pos_weight": 1.0,
+        "neg_weight": 1.0,
+    },
+    "testing_params": {
+        "test_epoch": 1,
+        "test_step": 60,
+    },
+    "experiment_dirs": {
+        "dir_id": "last",
+    },
+}
+
+# Save YAML file
+with open(f"{par['temp']}testdata.yaml", "w") as f:
+    yaml.dump(config, f, sort_keys=False)
+
+
+
+
+#for i in sc_ref.columns:
+#    print(i, flush = True)
+#    # Setting up and running BIDCell
+model = BIDCellModel(f"{par['temp']}testdata.yaml")
+model.run_pipeline() 
+
+
+
+
+    # Analysis and visualisation of BIDcell output
+#dapi_image = tifffile.imread("morphology_mip_pyramidal.tiff")
+#segmentation_mask = tifffile.imread("epoch_10_step_60_connected.tif")
+#h_dapi, w_dapi = dapi_image.shape
+
+#segmentation_mask_resized = cv2.resize(segmentation_mask.astype('float32'), (w_dapi, h_dapi), interpolation=cv2.INTER_NEAREST)
+#segmentation_mask_resized = segmentation_mask_resized.astype(np.uint32)
+#segmentation_mask_resized = segmentation_mask_resized.transpose(1, 0)
+#tifffile.imwrite("bidcellresult_resized.tif", segmentation_mask_resized)
+
+    # creating bidcelloutput.zarr
+#image = tifffile.imread("morphology_mip_pyramidal.tiff")
+#image_with_channel = np.expand_dims(image, axis=0)
+#label_image = tifffile.imread("bidcellresult_resized.tif")
+#labels = sd.models.Labels2DModel.parse(label_image, dims=('y', 'x'))
+    
+#transcript_processed = pd.read_csv("data/transcript.csv.gz")
+#transcript_processed['x'] = transcript_processed['x'].astype(float)
+#transcript_processed['y'] = transcript_processed['y'].astype(float)
+#transcript_processed['z'] = transcript_processed['z'].astype(float)
+#transcript_processed['feature_name'] = transcript_processed['feature_name'].astype(str)
+
+#images = sd.models.Image2DModel.parse(image_with_channel, dims=('c', 'x', 'y'))
+#labels = sd.models.Labels2DModel.parse(label_image, dims=('y', 'x'))
+#points = sd.models.PointsModel.parse(transcript_processed)
+
+outputsdata = sd.SpatialData()
+#        images={'DAPI': images},
+#        labels={'segmentation_mask_labels': labels},  
+#        points={'transcripts': points}  
+#    )
+outputsdata.write(par['output'], overwrite=True)
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diff --git a/src/methods_segmentation/bidcell/testdata.yaml b/src/methods_segmentation/bidcell/testdata.yaml
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+src/methods_segmentation/bidcell/testdata.yaml
+
+cpus: 8 # number of CPUs for multiprocessing
+files:
+  data_dir: ./temp/bidcell # data directory for processed/output data
+  fp_dapi: ./temp/bidcell/morphology_mip_pyramidal.tiff # path of DAPI image
+  fp_transcripts: ./temp/bidcell/transcript.csv.gz # path of transcripts file
+  fp_ref: ./temp/bidcell/scref.csv # file path of reference data
+  fp_pos_markers: ./temp/bidcell/pos_marker.csv # file path of positive markers
+  fp_neg_markers: ./temp/bidcell/neg_marker.csv # file path of negative markers
+nuclei_fovs:
+  stitch_nuclei_fovs: False # set True to stitch separate FOVs of DAPI together in 1 image
+nuclei:
+  diameter: # estimated diameter of nuclei for Cellpose; leave as None to automatically compute
+transcripts:
+  shift_to_origin: True # shift to origin
+  x_col: x_location # name of x location column in transcripts file
+  y_col: y_location # name of y location column in transcripts file
+  gene_col: feature_name # name of genes column in transcripts file
+  transcripts_to_filter:
+    - NegControlProbe_
+    - antisense_
+    - NegControlCodeword_
+    - BLANK_
+    - Blank-
+    - NegPrb
+affine:
+  target_pix_um: 1.0 # microns per pixel for segmentation
+  base_pix_x: 0.2125 # microns per pixel in width
+  base_pix_y: 0.2125 # microns per pixel in height
+  base_ts_x: 1.0 # convert transcripts locations to target pixels width
+  base_ts_y: 1.0 # convert transcripts locations to target pixels height
+  global_shift_x: 0 # adjustment aligning transcripts to DAPI in width
+  global_shift_y: 0 # adjustment aligning transcripts to DAPI in height
+model_params:
+  name: custom # segmentation model to use: custom or set encoder name from segmentation_models_pytorch
+  patch_size: 48 # size of transcriptomic image patches for input to DL model
+  elongated: # list of elongated cell types in the single-cell reference
+    - Endothelial
+    - Fibroblasts
+    - Myofibroblasts
+    - SMC
+training_params:
+  total_epochs: 1 # number of training epochs
+  total_steps: 60 # number of training steps
+  ne_weight: 1.0 # nuclei encapsulation loss weight
+  os_weight: 1.0 # oversegmentation loss weight
+  cc_weight: 1.0 # cell-calling loss weight
+  ov_weight: 1.0 # oversegmentation loss weight
+  pos_weight: 1.0 # positive marker loss weight
+  neg_weight: 1.0 # negative marker loss weight
+testing_params:
+  test_epoch: 1 # epoch to test
+  test_step: 60 # step number to test
+experiment_dirs:
+  dir_id: last # specify timestamp of output dir or leave blank to use latest dir
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