DeepCell Kiosk: scaling deep learning-enabled cellular image analysis with Kubernetes.

Bannon, Dylan; Moen, Erick; Schwartz, Morgan; Borba, Enrico; Kudo, Takamasa; Greenwald, Noah; Vijayakumar, Vibha; Chang, Brian et al. · Nat Methods · 2021

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Deep learning is transforming the analysis of biological images, but applying these models to large datasets remains challenging. Here we describe the DeepCell Kiosk, cloud-native software that dynamically scales deep learning workflows to accommodate large imaging datasets. To demonstrate the scalability and affordability of this software, we identified cell nuclei in 10<sup>6</sup> 1-megapixel images in ~5.5 h for ~US$250, with a cost below US$100 achievable depending on cluster configuration. The DeepCell Kiosk can be downloaded at https://github.com/vanvalenlab/kiosk-console ; a persistent deployment is available at https://deepcell.org/ .

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