Introducing FAST, the Feature-Assisted Segmenter/Tracker
Channel: Oliver Meacock
Date: 10/12/2021

Automated cell tracking in high density microbial communities can be a challenging task, particularly when the cells involve are moving rapidly. As part of our research into microbial collective motility (see https://www.nature.com/articles/s41567-020-01070-6), we have developed a new approach to cell tracking intended to overcome many of these challenges.

This approach is now publicly available as FAST, the Feature Assisted Segmenter/Tracker. Our software is a fully integrated tracking platform, combining segmentation, tracking, linage assignment and data visualisation tools into one easy to use package.

If you would like to try FAST, you can download it and access extensive documentation on its usage at:

https://mackdurham.group.shef.ac.uk/FAST_DokuWiki/dokuwiki/doku.php

Our preprint detailing our approach can also be accessed at:

 https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.11.26.470050