//******* // Author: Pradeep Rajasekhar // March 2023 // License: BSD3 // // Copyright 2023 Pradeep Rajasekhar, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Australia // // Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: // 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. // 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. // 3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission. // THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS //FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, //BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. //Get neuronal counts from multichannel images without Hu var fs=File.separator; setOption("ExpandableArrays", true); print("\\Clear"); run("Clear Results"); //get fiji directory and get the macro folder for GAT var fiji_dir=getDirectory("imagej"); var gat_dir=fiji_dir+"scripts"+fs+"GAT"+fs+"Tools"+fs+"commands"; //specify directory where StarDist models are stored var models_dir=fiji_dir+"models"+fs; //"scripts"+fs+"GAT"+fs+"Models"+fs; //settings for GAT gat_settings_path=gat_dir+fs+"gat_settings.ijm"; if(!File.exists(gat_settings_path)) exit("Cannot find settings file. Check: "+gat_settings_path); run("Results... ", "open="+gat_settings_path); training_pixel_size=parseFloat(Table.get("Values", 0)); //0.7; neuron_area_limit=parseFloat(Table.get("Values", 1)); //1500 neuron_seg_lower_limit=parseFloat(Table.get("Values", 2)); //90 neuron_lower_limit=parseFloat(Table.get("Values", 3)); //160 backgrnd_radius=parseFloat(Table.get("Values", 4)); probability=parseFloat(Table.get("Values", 5)); //prob neuron probability_subtype=parseFloat(Table.get("Values", 6)); //prob subtype overlap= parseFloat(Table.get("Values", 7)); overlap_subtype=parseFloat(Table.get("Values", 8)); neron_subtype_file = Table.getString("Values", 10); selectWindow("Results"); run("Close"); //Marker segmentation model subtype_model_path=models_dir+neron_subtype_file; if(!File.exists(subtype_model_path)) exit("Cannot find models for segmenting neurons at these paths:\n"+subtype_model_path); //check if required plugins are installed var check_plugin=gat_dir+fs+"check_plugin.ijm"; if(!File.exists(check_plugin)) exit("Cannot find check plugin macro. Returning: "+check_plugin); runMacro(check_plugin); //check if label to roi macro is present var label_to_roi=gat_dir+fs+"Convert_Label_to_ROIs.ijm"; if(!File.exists(label_to_roi)) exit("Cannot find label to roi script. Returning: "+label_to_roi); //check if roi to label macro is present var roi_to_label=gat_dir+fs+"Convert_ROI_to_Labels.ijm"; if(!File.exists(roi_to_label)) exit("Cannot find roi to label script. Returning: "+roi_to_label); //check if ganglia cell count is present var ganglia_cell_count=gat_dir+fs+"Calculate_Neurons_per_Ganglia.ijm"; if(!File.exists(ganglia_cell_count)) exit("Cannot find ganglia cell count script. Returning: "+ganglia_cell_count); //check if ganglia cell count is present var ganglia_label_cell_count=gat_dir+fs+"Calculate_Neurons_per_Ganglia_label.ijm"; if(!File.exists(ganglia_label_cell_count)) exit("Cannot find ganglia label image cell count script. Returning: "+ganglia_label_cell_count) //check if ganglia prediction macro present var segment_ganglia=gat_dir+fs+"Segment_Ganglia.ijm"; if(!File.exists(segment_ganglia)) exit("Cannot find segment ganglia script. Returning: "+segment_ganglia); var spatial_two_cell_type=gat_dir+fs+"spatial_two_celltype.ijm"; if(!File.exists(spatial_two_cell_type)) exit("Cannot find spatial analysis script. Returning: "+spatial_two_cell_type); //check if import custom ganglia rois script is present var ganglia_custom_roi=gat_dir+fs+"ganglia_custom_roi.ijm"; if(!File.exists(ganglia_custom_roi)) exit("Cannot find single ganglia custom roi script. Returning: "+ganglia_custom_roi); //check if import save centroids script is present var save_centroids=gat_dir+fs+"save_centroids.ijm"; if(!File.exists(save_centroids)) exit("Cannot find save_centroids custom roi script. Returning: "+save_centroids); fs = File.separator; //get the file separator for the computer (depending on operating system) #@ File (style="open", label="Choose the image to segment.
Enter NA if field is empty.", value=fiji_dir) path #@ boolean image_already_open #@ String(value="If image is already open, tick above box.", visibility="MESSAGE") hint1 #@ String(value=" Tick box below if you know channel name and numbers
The order of channel numbers MUST match with channel name order.",visibility="MESSAGE") hint5 #@ boolean Enter_channel_details_now #@ String(label="Enter channel names followed by a comma (,). Enter NA if not using.", value="NA") marker_names_manual #@ String(label="Enter channel numbers with separated by a comma (,). Leave as NA if not using.", value="NA") marker_no_manual #@ String(value="----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------",visibility="MESSAGE") divider #@ String(value="
DETERMINE GANGLIA OUTLINE
",visibility="MESSAGE") hint_ganglia #@ String(value=" Cell counts per ganglia will be calculated
Requires a neuron channel & second channel that labels the neuronal fibres.",visibility="MESSAGE") hint4 #@ boolean Cell_counts_per_ganglia (description="Use a pretrained deepImageJ model to predict ganglia outline") #@ String(label=" Enter the channel NUMBER that labels neuronal/glial fibres.
Enter NA if not using. ", value="NA") ganglia_channel #@ String(label=" Enter the channel NUMBER for marker that labels most cells.
Enter NA if not using. ", value="NA") cell_channel #@ String(choices={"DeepImageJ","Manually draw ganglia","Import custom ROI"}, style="radioButtonHorizontal") Ganglia_detection #@ String(value="----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------",visibility="MESSAGE") adv #@ String(value="Finetune detection parameters are enabled by default",visibility="MESSAGE") finentune_hint #@ boolean Perform_Spatial_Analysis(description="If ticked, it will perform spatial analysis for all markers. Convenient than performing them individually. -> ") //#@ boolean Finetune_Detection_Parameters(description="Enter custom rescaling factor and probabilities") #@ boolean Contribute_to_GAT(description="Contribute to GAT by saving image and masks") scale = 1; //adjust probabilities by default Finetune_Detection_Parameters=true; if(Contribute_to_GAT==true) { waitForUser("You can contribute to improving GAT by saving images and masks,\nand sharing it so our deep learning models have better accuracy\nGo to 'Help and Support' button under GAT to get in touch"); img_masks_path = getDirectory("Choose Folder to save images and masks"); Save_Image_Masks = true; } else { Save_Image_Masks = false; } if(Perform_Spatial_Analysis==true) { Dialog.create("Spatial Analysis parameters"); Dialog.addSlider("Cell expansion distance (microns)", 0.0, 20.0, 6.5); Dialog.addCheckbox("Save parametric image/s?", true); Dialog.show(); label_dilation= Dialog.getNumber(); save_parametric_image = Dialog.getCheckbox(); } //listing parameters being used for GAT print("Using parameters\nSegmentation pixel size:"+training_pixel_size+"\nMax neuron area (microns): "+neuron_area_limit+"\nMin marker area (microns): "+neuron_lower_limit); print("**Neuron subtype\nProbability: "+probability_subtype+"\nOverlap threshold: "+overlap_subtype+"\n"); //get user-entered markers into a array of strings marker_names_manual=split(marker_names_manual, ","); //trim space from names marker_names_manual=trim_space_arr(marker_names_manual); //get channel numbers into an array marker_no_manual=split(marker_no_manual, ","); if(marker_names_manual.length!=marker_no_manual.length) exit("Number of marker names and marker channels do not match"); //custom probability for subtypes //create dialog box based on number of markers probability_subtype_arr=newArray(marker_names_manual.length); custom_roi_subtype_arr=newArray(marker_names_manual.length); if(Finetune_Detection_Parameters==true) { print("Using manual probability and overlap threshold for detection"); Dialog.create("Advanced Parameters"); Dialog.addMessage("Default values shown below will be used if no changes are made"); Dialog.addNumber("Rescaling Factor", scale, 3, 8, "") for ( i = 0; i < marker_names_manual.length; i++) { Dialog.addSlider("Probability for "+marker_names_manual[i], 0, 1,probability_subtype); Dialog.addToSameRow(); Dialog.addCheckbox("Custom ROI", 0); } Dialog.addSlider("Overlap threshold", 0, 1,overlap); Dialog.show(); scale = Dialog.getNumber(); for ( i = 0; i < marker_names_manual.length; i++) { probability_subtype_arr[i]= Dialog.getNumber(); custom_roi_subtype_arr[i]=Dialog.getCheckbox(); } overlap= Dialog.getNumber(); overlap_subtype=overlap; } else { //assign probability subtype default values to all of them for ( i = 0; i < marker_names_manual.length; i++) { custom_roi_subtype_arr[i]=false; probability_subtype_arr[i]=probability_subtype; } } print("**Neuron subtype\nProbability for");; Array.print(marker_names_manual); Array.print(probability_subtype_arr); print("Overlap threshold: "+overlap_subtype+"\n"); if(image_already_open==true) { waitForUser("Select Image. and choose output folder in next prompt"); file_name_full=getTitle(); //get file name without extension (.lif) dir=getDirectory("Choose Output Folder"); //file_name=File.nameWithoutExtension; } else { if(endsWith(path, ".czi")|| endsWith(path, ".lif")) run("Bio-Formats", "open=["+path+"] color_mode=Composite rois_import=[ROI manager] view=Hyperstack stack_order=XYCZT"); else if (endsWith(path, ".lif")) { run("Bio-Formats Macro Extensions"); Ext.setId(path); Ext.getSeriesCount(seriesCount); print("Opening lif file, detected series count of "+seriesCount+". Leave options in bioformats importer unticked"); open(path); } else if (endsWith(path, ".tif")|| endsWith(path, ".tiff")) open(path); else exit("File type not recognised. Tif, Lif and Czi files supported."); dir=File.directory; file_name_full=File.nameWithoutExtension; //get file name without extension (.lif) } //file_name=File.nameWithoutExtension; file_name_length=lengthOf(file_name_full); //Create results directory with file name in "analysis" analysis_dir= dir+"Analysis"+fs; if (!File.exists(analysis_dir)) File.makeDirectory(analysis_dir); //check if it exists save_location_exists = 1; do { if(file_name_length>50 ||save_location_exists == 1) { file_name=substring(file_name_full, 0, 20); //Restricting file name length as in Windows long path names can cause errors suffix = getString("File name is too long, will be shortened. Enter custom name or if lif file, enter series num.", "_1"); file_name = file_name+suffix; save_location_exists = 0; } else file_name=file_name_full; results_dir=analysis_dir+file_name+fs; //directory to save images //if file exists in location, create one and set save_location_exists flag to zero to exit the loop if (!File.exists(results_dir)) { File.makeDirectory(results_dir); //create directory to save results file save_location_exists = 0; } else { waitForUser("Folder exists, enter new name in next prompt"); save_location_exists = 1; } } while(save_location_exists==1) print("Files will be saved at: "+results_dir); //if delimiters such as , ; or _ are there in file name, split string and join with underscore file_name_split = split(file_name,",;_-"); file_name =String.join(file_name_split,"_"); img_name=getTitle(); Stack.getDimensions(width, height, sizeC, sizeZ, frames); max_save_name="MAX_"+file_name; run("Select None"); run("Remove Overlay"); getPixelSize(unit, pixelWidth, pixelHeight); //Check image properties************ //Check if RGB if (bitDepth()==24) { print("Image is RGB type. It is recommended to NOT\nconvert the image to RGB and use the raw output from the microscope (usually, 8,12 or 16-bit)\n."); rgb_prompt = getBoolean("Image is RGB. Recommend to use 8,12 or 16-bit images. Can try converting to 8-bit and proceed.", "Convert to 8-bit", "No, stop analysis"); if(rgb_prompt ==1) { print("Converting to 8-bit"); selectWindow(img_name); run("8-bit"); } else exit("User terminated analysis as Image is RGB."); } //check if unit is microns or micron unit=String.trim(unit); if(unit!="microns" && unit!="micron" && unit!="um" ) { print("Image not calibrated in microns. This is required for accurate segmentation"); exit("Image must have pixel size in microns.\nGo to Image -> Properties to set this.\nYou can get this from the microscope settings.\nCannot proceed: STOPPING Analysis"); } //************ //Define scale factor to be used target_pixel_size= training_pixel_size/scale; scale_factor = pixelWidth/target_pixel_size; if(scale_factor<1.001 && scale_factor>1) scale_factor=1; //do not include cells greater than 1000 micron in area //neuron_area_limit=1500; //microns neuron_max_pixels=neuron_area_limit/pixelWidth; //convert micron to pixels //using limit when segmenting neurons //neuron_seg_lower_limit=90;//microns neuron_seg_lower_limit=neuron_seg_lower_limit/pixelWidth; //using limit for marker multiplication and delineation //neuron_lower_limit= 160;//microns neuron_min_pixels=neuron_lower_limit/pixelWidth; //convert micron to pixels backgrnd_radius=backgrnd_radius/pixelWidth;//convert micron to pixels table_name="Analysis_"+file_name; Table.create(table_name);//Final Results Table selectWindow(table_name); Table.set("File name",0,file_name); Table.update; row=0; //row counter for the table image_counter=0; //added option for extended depth of field projection for widefield images if(sizeZ>1) { print(img_name+" is a stack"); roiManager("reset"); waitForUser("Verify the type of image projection you'd like (MIP or Extended depth of field\nYou can select in the next prompt."); projection_method=getBoolean("3D stack detected. Which projection method would you like?", "Maximum Intensity Projection", "Extended Depth of Field (Variance)"); if(projection_method==1) { waitForUser("Note the start and end of the stack.\nPress OK when done"); Dialog.create("Choose slices"); Dialog.addNumber("Start slice", 1); Dialog.addNumber("End slice", sizeZ); Dialog.show(); start=Dialog.getNumber(); end=Dialog.getNumber(); run("Z Project...", "start="+start+" stop="+end+" projection=[Max Intensity]"); max_projection=getTitle(); } else { max_projection=extended_depth_proj(img_name); } } else { print(img_name+" has only one slice, using as max projection"); max_projection=getTitle(); } max_save_name="MAX_"+file_name; selectWindow(max_projection); rename(max_save_name); max_projection = max_save_name; //Segment Neurons selectWindow(max_projection); run("Select None"); run("Remove Overlay"); //calculate no. of tiles new_width=round(width*scale_factor); new_height=round(height*scale_factor); n_tiles=4; if(new_width>2000 || new_height>2000) n_tiles=5; if(new_width>5000 || new_height>5000) n_tiles=8; else if (new_width>9000 || new_height>5000) n_tiles=12; print("No. of tiles: "+n_tiles); //Segment ganglia selectWindow(max_projection); run("Select None"); run("Remove Overlay"); if (Cell_counts_per_ganglia==true) { roiManager("reset"); if(Ganglia_detection=="DeepImageJ") { //ganglia_binary=ganglia_deepImageJ(max_projection,cell_channel,ganglia_channel); args=max_projection+","+cell_channel+","+ganglia_channel; //get ganglia outline runMacro(segment_ganglia,args); wait(5); ganglia_binary=getTitle(); //draw_ganglia_outline(ganglia_binary,true); } else if(Ganglia_detection=="Import custom ROI") { args1=max_projection; //get ganglia outline runMacro(ganglia_custom_roi,args1); ganglia_binary=getTitle(); } else { ganglia_binary=draw_ganglia_outline(max_projection,cell_channel,ganglia_channel,false); } selectWindow(ganglia_binary); run("Connected Components Labeling", "connectivity=8 type=[16 bits]"); wait(5); ganglia_label = getTitle(); runMacro(label_to_roi,ganglia_label); roiManager("deselect"); ganglia_number=roiManager("count"); roi_location=results_dir+"Ganglia_ROIs_"+file_name+".zip"; roiManager("save",roi_location ); roiManager("reset"); close(ganglia_label); } else ganglia_binary = "NA"; //neuron_subtype_matrix=0; no_markers=0; //if user wants to enter markers before hand, can do that at the start //otherwise, option to enter them manually here arr=Array.getSequence(sizeC); arr=add_value_array(arr,1); if(Enter_channel_details_now==true) { channel_names=marker_names_manual;//split(marker_names_manual, ","); channel_numbers=marker_no_manual;//split(marker_no_manual, ","); //get channel numbers by parsing array and converting values to integer channel_numbers=convert_array_int(marker_no_manual); no_markers=channel_names.length; //Array.show(channel_names); //Array.show(channel_numbers); } else { no_markers=getNumber("How many markers would you like to analyse?", 1); string=getString("Enter names of markers separated by comma (,)", "Names"); channel_names=split(string, ","); if(channel_names.length!=no_markers) exit("Channel names do not match the no of markers"); channel_numbers=newArray(sizeC); marker_label_img=newArray(sizeC); Dialog.create("Select channels for each marker"); for(i=0;i1) { channel_combinations=combinations(channel_names); //get all possible combinations and adds an underscore between name labels if multiple markers channel_combinations=sort_marker_array(channel_combinations); } else { channel_combinations=channel_names; // pass single combination } channel_position=newArray(); marker_label_arr=newArray(); //store names of label images generated from StarDist selectWindow(max_projection); Stack.setDisplayMode("color"); row=0; //array to store the channel names displayed in table display_ch_names = newArray(); //iterate through all the channel combinations //perform segmentation and update table for(i=0;i1) marker_label_arr[i]=label_rescaled_img;//label_marker; marker_count=roiManager("count"); // in case any neurons added after manual verification of markers selectWindow(table_name); //Table.set("Marker Combinations", row, channel_name); //Table.set("Number of cells per marker combination", row, marker_count); //Table.set("|", row, "|"); Table.set(channel_name, 0,marker_count); display_ch_names[i]=channel_name; Table.update; row+=1; //selectWindow(max_projection); roiManager("deselect"); //roi_file_name= String.join(channel_arr, "_"); if(roiManager("count")>0) { roi_location_marker=results_dir+channel_name+"_ROIs.zip"; roiManager("save",roi_location_marker); } roiManager("reset"); //Array.print(marker_label_arr); if (Cell_counts_per_ganglia==true) { selectWindow(label_marker); run("Remove Overlay"); run("Select None"); args=label_marker+","+ganglia_binary; //get cell count per ganglia runMacro(ganglia_cell_count,args); print("Getting Cell count per ganglia. May take some time for large images for very first time."); //label_overlap is the ganglia where each of them are labels selectWindow("label_overlap"); run("Select None"); run("Duplicate...", "title=ganglia_label_img"); //using this for neuronal subtype analysis ganglia_label_img = "ganglia_label_img"; //make ganglia binary image with ganglia having atleast 1 neuron selectWindow("label_overlap"); //getMinAndMax(min, max); setThreshold(1, 65535); run("Convert to Mask"); resetMinAndMax; close(ganglia_binary); selectWindow("label_overlap"); rename("ganglia_binary"); selectWindow("ganglia_binary"); ganglia_binary=getTitle(); selectWindow("cells_ganglia_count"); cell_count_per_ganglia=Table.getColumn("Cell counts"); //cell_count_per_ganglia=Array.deleteValue(cell_count_per_ganglia, 0); selectWindow(table_name); Table.set("No of ganglia",0, ganglia_number); Table.setColumn(channel_name+" counts per ganglia", cell_count_per_ganglia); Table.update; selectWindow("cells_ganglia_count"); run("Close"); roiManager("reset"); } //as there is no hu, not performing spatial analysis between Hu and marker close(label_marker); } //if more than one marker to analyse; if more than one marker, then it multiplies the marker labels from above to find coexpressing cells else if(channel_arr.length>=1) { for(j=0;j0) { roiManager("save",roi_location_marker); } marker_count=roiManager("count"); // in case any neurons added after analysis of markers selectWindow(table_name); Table.set(roi_file_name, 0, marker_count); display_ch_names[i]=roi_file_name; Table.update; row+=1; if (Cell_counts_per_ganglia==true) { if(roiManager("count")>0) { selectWindow(result); run("Remove Overlay"); run("Select None"); args=result+","+ganglia_label_img; //get cell count per ganglia runMacro(ganglia_cell_count,args); selectWindow("cells_ganglia_count"); cell_count_per_ganglia=Table.getColumn("Cell counts"); selectWindow("cells_ganglia_count"); run("Close"); roiManager("reset"); selectWindow(table_name); Table.setColumn(roi_file_name+" counts per ganglia", cell_count_per_ganglia); } else{ cell_count_per_ganglia = 0; Table.set(roi_file_name+" counts per ganglia", 0,cell_count_per_ganglia); } Table.update; } roiManager("reset"); } } close(result); } } close("label_img_*"); //remove zeroes in the array //Array.show(display_ch_names); print(display_ch_names.length); for(name=0;name0) //bitwise AND comparison { //print(arr[j]); str+=arr[j]+","; } //else print("Nothing"); } if(str!="") str=substring(str,0,str.length-1); //if not empty string, remove the comma at the end arr_str[i]=str; str=""; //str+="\n"; } return arr_str; } //sort the string array based on the number of strings/markers function sort_marker_array(arr) { //print(no_combinations); rank_idx=1; rank_array=newArray(); no_markers=1; //first value is empty string, so deleting that arr=Array.deleteValue(arr,""); no_combinations=arr.length; do { for (i = 0; i < no_combinations; i++) { arr_str=split(arr[i], ","); if(arr_str.length==no_markers) { rank_array[i]=rank_idx; rank_idx+=1; } } no_markers+=1; } while (rank_idx<=no_combinations) //Array.show(arr); //Array.show(rank_array); //change order of markers based on the order specified in rank_array Array.sort(rank_array,arr); //Array.show(arr1); return arr; } //find if a string is contained within an array of strings //case insensitive function find_str_array(arr,name) { name=".*"+toLowerCase(name)+".*"; no_str=arr.length; position="NA"; for (i=0; i1) { for(ch=1;ch<=channels;ch++) { selectWindow(img); Stack.setChannel(ch); getLut(reds, greens, blues); Ext.CLIJ2_push(img); radius_x = 2.0; radius_y = 2.0; sigma = 10.0; proj_img="proj_img"+ch; Ext.CLIJ2_extendedDepthOfFocusVarianceProjection(img, proj_img, radius_x, radius_y, sigma); Ext.CLIJ2_pull(proj_img); setLut(reds, greens, blues); //Ext.CLIJ2_pull(img); concat_ch=concat_ch+"c"+ch+"="+proj_img+" "; } Ext.CLIJ2_clear(); //print(concat_ch); run("Merge Channels...", concat_ch+" create"); Stack.setDisplayMode("color"); } else { selectWindow(img); getLut(reds, greens, blues); Ext.CLIJ2_push(img); radius_x = 2.0; radius_y = 2.0; sigma = 10.0; proj_img="proj_img"; Ext.CLIJ2_extendedDepthOfFocusVarianceProjection(img, proj_img, radius_x, radius_y, sigma); Ext.CLIJ2_pull(proj_img); setLut(reds, greens, blues); } max_name="MAX_"+img; rename(max_name); setVoxelSize(vox_width, vox_height, vox_depth, vox_unit); close(img); return max_name; } //function to create ganglia image for saving annotations; move this to separate file later on function create_ganglia_img(max_projection,ganglia_channel,cell_channel) { selectWindow(max_projection); run("Select None"); Stack.setChannel(ganglia_channel); run("Duplicate...", "title=ganglia_ch duplicate channels="+ganglia_channel); run("Green"); selectWindow(max_projection); run("Select None"); Stack.setChannel(cell_channel); run("Duplicate...", "title=cells_ch duplicate channels="+cell_channel); run("Magenta"); run("Merge Channels...", "c1=ganglia_ch c2=cells_ch create"); composite_img=getTitle(); run("RGB Color"); ganglia_rgb=getTitle(); return ganglia_rgb; }