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Bram Verstappe

Ghent UniversityORCID 0000-0001-5091-2575Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Research Focus:spatial domain detection· 1 Assay:spatial transcriptomics· 1

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Angeliki VavladeliiD· 1 shared Bart N. LambrechtiD· 1 shared Charlotte L. ScottiD· 1 shared Claudia M. Brenis GomeziD· 1 shared Esther HosteiD· 1 shared Fabian F. VoigtiD· 1 shared Fritjof HelmcheniD· 1 shared Kris VleminckxiD· 1 shared

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Deep learning enables feature extraction of 3D collagen architecture in cleared fibrotic tissues

Wout Houbart, Laura Schelfaut, Angeliki Vavladeli, Noah Borges, Marthe Boelens, Claudia M. Brenis Gomez, Bram Verstappe, Mohammad Ghiasloo, Nikita Vladimirov, Phillip Nicholas Blondeel, Charlotte L. Scott, Fabian F. Voigt, Bart N. Lambrecht, Fritjof Helmchen, Esther Hoste, , Thomas Naert

The paper develops a deep learning pipeline for analyzing 3D collagen architecture in cleared fibrotic tissues using optimized clearing, imaging, and a U-Net model.

bioRxiv · Feb 26, 2026 · PreprintCancer Biology