Source code for pymaid.morpho

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""" This module contains functions to analyse and manipulate neuron morphology.
"""

import itertools
import navis

import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
import networkx as nx

from navis import graph_utils, graph
from . import fetch, core, utils, config

# Set up logging
logger = config.get_logger(__name__)

__all__ = sorted(['arbor_confidence', 'remove_tagged_branches', 'time_machine',
                  'union_neurons', 'prune_by_length'])


[docs] def arbor_confidence(x, confidences=(1, 0.9, 0.6, 0.4, 0.2), inplace=True): """Calculate along-the-arbor confidence for each treenode. Calculates confidence for each treenode by walking from root to leafs starting with a confidence of 1. Each time a low confidence edge is encountered the downstream confidence is reduced (see ``confidences``). Parameters ---------- x : CatmaidNeuron | CatmaidNeuronList Neuron(s) to calculate confidence for. confidences : list of five floats, optional Values by which the confidence of the downstream branche is reduced upon encounter of a 5/4/3/2/1- confidence edges. inplace : bool, optional If False, a copy of the neuron is returned. Returns ------- Adds ``arbor_confidence`` column in ``neuron.nodes``. """ def walk_to_leafs(this_node, this_confidence=1): pbar.update(1) while True: this_confidence *= confidences[5 - nodes.loc[this_node].confidence] nodes.loc[this_node, 'arbor_confidence'] = this_confidence if len(loc[this_node]) > 1: for c in loc[this_node]: walk_to_leafs(c, this_confidence) break elif len(loc[this_node]) == 0: break this_node = loc[this_node][0] if not isinstance(x, (core.CatmaidNeuron, core.CatmaidNeuronList)): raise TypeError('Unable to process data of type %s' % str(type(x))) if isinstance(x, core.CatmaidNeuronList): if not inplace: _ = [arbor_confidence(n, confidences=confidences, inplace=inplace) for n in x] else: return core.CatmaidNeuronList([arbor_confidence(n, confidences=confidences, inplace=inplace) for n in x]) if not inplace: x = x.copy() loc = graph_utils.generate_list_of_childs(x) x.nodes['arbor_confidence'] = [None] * x.nodes.shape[0] nodes = x.nodes.set_index('node_id') nodes.loc[x.root, 'arbor_confidence'] = 1 with config.tqdm(total=len(x.segments), desc='Calc confidence', disable=config.pbar_hide, leave=config.pbar_leave) as pbar: for r in x.root: for c in loc[r]: walk_to_leafs(c) x.nodes['arbor_confidence'] = nodes['arbor_confidence'].values if not inplace: return x
[docs] def union_neurons(*x, limit=1, base_neuron=None, track=False, non_overlap='raise'): """Generate the union of a set of neurons. This implementation works by iteratively merging nodes in neuron A and B that are closer than given threshold. This requires neurons to have a certain amount of overlap. Parameters ---------- *x : CatmaidNeuron/List Neurons to be merged. limit : int, optional Max distance [microns] for nearest neighbour search. base_neuron : skeleton_ID | CatmaidNeuron, optional Neuron to use as template for union. Node IDs of this neuron will survive. If not provided, the first neuron in the list is used as template! track : bool, optional If True, will add new columns to node/connector table of union neuron to keep track of original node IDs and origin: `node_id_before`, `parent_id_before`, `origin_skeleton` non_overlap : "raise" | "stitch" | "skip", optional Determines how to deal with non-overlapping fragments. If "raise" will raise an exception. If "stitch" will try stitching the fragments using a minimum spanning tree (see :func:`pymaid.stitch_neurons`). Returns ------- core.CatmaidNeuron Union of all input neurons. See Also -------- :func:`~pymaid.stitch_neurons` If you want to stitch neurons that do not overlap. Examples -------- >>> # Get a single neuron >>> n = pymaid.get_neuron(16) >>> # Prune to its longest neurite >>> backbone = n.prune_by_longest_neurite(inplace=False) >>> # Remove longest neurite and keep only fine branches >>> branches = n.prune_by_longest_neurite(n=slice(1, None), inplace=False) >>> # For this exercise we have to make sure skeleton IDs are unique >>> branches.skeleton_id = 17 >>> # Now put both back together using union >>> union = pymaid.union_neurons(backbone, branches, limit=2) """ allowed = ['raise', 'stitch', 'skip'] if non_overlap.lower() not in allowed: msg = 'Unexpected value for non_overlap "{}". Please use either:' msg = msg.format(non_overlap, '"{}", '.join(allowed)) raise ValueError(msg) # Unpack neurons in *args x = utils._unpack_neurons(x) # Make sure we're working on copies and don't change originals x = [n.copy() for n in x] # This is just check on the off-chance that skeleton IDs are not unique # (e.g. if neurons come from different projects) -> this is relevant because # we identify the master ("base_neuron") via it's skeleton ID skids = [n.skeleton_id for n in x] if len(skids) > len(np.unique(skids)): raise ValueError('Duplicate skeleton IDs found. Try manually assigning ' 'unique skeleton IDs.') if any([not isinstance(n, core.CatmaidNeuron) for n in x]): raise TypeError('Input must only be CatmaidNeurons/List') if len(x) < 2: raise ValueError('Need at least 2 neurons to make a union!') # Make sure base_neuron is a skeleton ID if isinstance(base_neuron, core.CatmaidNeuron): base_skid = base_neuron.skeleton_id elif not isinstance(base_neuron, type(None)): if base_neuron not in skids: raise ValueError('Base neuron skeleton ID "{}" not in NeuronList'.format(base_neuron)) base_skid = base_neuron else: base_skid = x[0].skeleton_id # Convert distance threshold from microns to nanometres limit *= 1000 # Keep track of old IDs if track: for n in x: # Original skeleton of each node n.nodes['origin_skeletons'] = n.skeleton_id # Original skeleton of each connector n.connectors['origin_skeletons'] = n.skeleton_id # Old parent if this node gets rewired n.nodes['old_parent'] = n.nodes.parent_id.values # Now make unions all_clps_nodes = {} while len(x) > 1: # First we need to find a pair of overlapping neurons comb = itertools.combinations(x, 2) ol = False for c in comb: # If combination contains base_skid, make sure it's the master if c[0].skeleton_id == base_skid: master, minion = c[0], c[1] else: master, minion = c[1], c[0] # Generate KDTree for master neuron tree = graph.neuron2KDTree(master, tree_type='c', data='treenodes') # For each node in master get the nearest neighbor in minion coords = minion.nodes[['x', 'y', 'z']].values nn_dist, nn_ix = tree.query(coords, k=1, distance_upper_bound=limit) # Use this combination if overlap found if any(nn_dist <= limit): ol = True break # If no overlap between remaining fragments if not ol: miss = [n.skeleton_id for n in x if n.skeleton_id != base_skid] msg = "{} fragments do not overlap: {}.".format(len(x) - 1, ", ".join(miss)) # Raise ... if non_overlap.lower() == 'raise': raise ValueError(msg + " Try increasing the `limit` parameter") # ... or stitch up neurons using mst and break the loop... elif non_overlap.lower() == 'stitch': logger.warning(msg + " Stitching.") x = navis.stitch_skeletons(x, method='LEAFS', master=base_skid) x = core.CatmaidNeuronList(x) break # ... or just skip remaining fragments else: logger.warning(msg + " Skipping.") x = [n for n in x if n.skeleton_id == base_skid] break # Now collapse minion nodes that are within distance limits into master to_clps = minion.nodes.loc[nn_dist <= limit, 'node_id'].values clps_into = master.nodes.loc[nn_ix[nn_dist <= limit], 'node_id'].values # Generate a map: minion node -> master node to collapse into clps_map = dict(zip(to_clps, clps_into)) # Track the collapsed node into the master if track: for n1, n2 in zip(to_clps, clps_into): all_clps_nodes[n2] = all_clps_nodes.get(n2, []) + [n1] # Reroot minion to one of the nodes that will be collapsed graph_utils.reroot_neuron(minion, to_clps[0], inplace=True) # Collapse nodes by first dropping all collapsed nodes minion.nodes = minion.nodes.loc[~minion.nodes.node_id.isin(to_clps)] # Make independent of original table to prevent warnings minion.nodes = minion.nodes.copy() # Reconnect children of the collapsed nodes to their new parents to_rewire = minion.nodes.parent_id.isin(to_clps) # Track old parents before rewiring if track: minion.nodes['old_parent'] = None minion.nodes.loc[to_rewire, 'old_parent'] = minion.nodes.loc[to_rewire, 'parent_id'] # Now rewire new_parents = minion.nodes.loc[to_rewire, 'parent_id'].map(clps_map) minion.nodes.loc[to_rewire, 'parent_id'] = new_parents # Merge minion's node table into master master.nodes = pd.concat([master.nodes, minion.nodes], axis=0, sort=True, ignore_index=True) # Now some clean up! First up: node tags # Make sure tags in minion are mapped onto their new IDs tags = {k: [clps_map.get(n, n) for n in v] for k, v in minion.tags.items()} # Combine master and minion tags master.tags = {k: v + tags.get(k, []) for k, v in master.tags.items()} master.tags.update({k: v for k, v in tags.items() if k not in master.tags}) # Last but not least: merge connector tables new_tn = minion.connectors.loc[minion.connectors.node_id.isin(to_clps), 'node_id'].map(clps_map) if track: minion.connectors['old_treenode'] = None minion.connectors.loc[minion.connectors.node_id.isin(to_clps), 'old_treenode'] = minion.connectors.loc[minion.connectors.node_id.isin(to_clps), 'node_id'] minion.connectors.loc[minion.connectors.node_id.isin(to_clps), 'node_id'] = new_tn master.connectors = pd.concat([master.connectors, minion.connectors], axis=0, sort=True, ignore_index=True) # Reset master's attributes (graph, node types, etc) master._clear_temp_attr() # Almost done. Just need to pop minion from "x" x = [n for n in x if n.skeleton_id != minion.skeleton_id] union = x[0] # Keep track of old IDs if track: # List of nodes merged into this node union.nodes['treenodes_merged'] = union.nodes.node_id.map(all_clps_nodes) # Return the last survivor return union
[docs] def remove_tagged_branches(x, tag, how='segment', preserve_connectors=False, inplace=False): """Removes branches with a given treenode tag (e.g. ``not a branch``). Parameters ---------- x : CatmaidNeuron | CatmaidNeuronList Neuron(s) to be processed. tag : str Treeode tag to use. how : 'segment' | 'distal' | 'proximal', optional Method of removal: 1. ``segment`` removes entire segment 2. ``distal``/``proximal`` removes everything distal/proximal to tagged node(s), including that node. preserve_connectors : bool, optional If True, connectors that got disconnected during branch removal will be reattached to the closest surviving downstream node. inplace : bool, optional If False, a copy of the neuron is returned. Returns ------- CatmaidNeuron/List Pruned neuron(s). Only if ``inplace=False``. Examples -------- 1. Remove not-a-branch terminal branches >>> x = pymaid.get_neuron(16) >>> x_prun = pymaid.remove_tagged_branches(x, ... 'not a branch', ... how='segment', ... preserve_connectors=True) 2. Prune neuron to microtubule-containing backbone >>> x_prun = pymaid.remove_tagged_branches(x, ... 'microtubule ends', ... how='distal', ... preserve_connectors=False) """ def _find_next_remaining_parent(tn): """Helper function that walks from a treenode to the neurons root and returns the first parent that will not be removed. """ this_nodes = x.nodes.set_index('node_id') while True: this_parent = this_nodes.loc[tn, 'parent_id'] if this_parent not in to_remove: return tn tn = this_parent if isinstance(x, core.CatmaidNeuronList): if not inplace: x = x.copy() for n in config.tqdm(x, desc='Removing', disable=config.pbar_hide, leave=config.pbar_leave): remove_tagged_branches(n, tag, how=how, preserve_connectors=preserve_connectors, inplace=True) if not inplace: return x elif not isinstance(x, core.CatmaidNeuron): raise TypeError('Can only process CatmaidNeuron or CatmaidNeuronList, ' 'not "{0}"'.format(type(x))) # Check if method is valid VALID_METHODS = ['segment', 'distal', 'proximal'] if how not in VALID_METHODS: raise ValueError('Invalid value for "how": ' '{0}. Valid methods are: {1}'.format(how, ', '.join(VALID_METHODS))) # Skip if tag not present if tag not in x.tags: logger.info( 'No "{0}" tag found on neuron #{1}... skipped'.format(tag, x.skeleton_id)) if not inplace: return x return if not inplace: x = x.copy() tagged_nodes = set(x.tags[tag]) if how == 'segment': # Find segments that have a tagged node tagged_segs = [s for s in x.small_segments if set(s) & tagged_nodes] # Sanity check: are any of these segments non-terminals? non_term = [s for s in tagged_segs if x.graph.degree(s[0]) > 1] if non_term: logger.warning( 'Pruning {0} non-terminal segment(s)'.format(len(non_term))) # Get nodes to be removed (excluding the last node -> branch ) to_remove = set([t for s in tagged_segs for t in s[:-1]]) # Rewire connectors before we subset if preserve_connectors: # Get connectors that will be disconnected lost_cn = x.connectors[x.connectors.node_id.isin(to_remove)] # Map to a remaining treenode # IMPORTANT: we do currently not account for the possibility that # we might be removing the root segment new_tn = [_find_next_remaining_parent(tn) for tn in lost_cn.node_id.values] x.connectors.loc[x.connectors.node_id.isin(to_remove), 'node_id'] = new_tn # Subset to remaining nodes - skip the last node in each segment navis.subset_neuron(x, subset=x.nodes[~x.nodes.node_id.isin( to_remove)].node_id.values, keep_disc_cn=preserve_connectors, inplace=True) if not inplace: return x return elif how in ['distal', 'proximal']: # Keep pruning until no more treenodes with our tag are left while tag in x.tags: # Find nodes distal to this tagged node (includes the tagged node) dist_graph = nx.bfs_tree(x.graph, x.tags[tag][0], reverse=True) if how == 'distal': to_remove = list(dist_graph.nodes) elif how == 'proximal': # Invert dist_graph to_remove = x.nodes[~x.nodes.node_id.isin(dist_graph.nodes)].node_id.values # Make sure the tagged treenode is there too to_remove += [x.tags[tag][0]] to_remove = set(to_remove) # Rewire connectors before we subset if preserve_connectors: # Get connectors that will be disconnected lost_cn = x.connectors[x.connectors.node_id.isin( to_remove)] # Map to a remaining treenode # IMPORTANT: we do currently not account for the possibility # that we might be removing the root segment new_tn = [_find_next_remaining_parent(tn) for tn in lost_cn.node_id.values] x.connectors.loc[x.connectors.node_id.isin(to_remove), 'node_id'] = new_tn # Subset to remaining nodes navis.subset_neuron(x, subset=x.nodes[~x.nodes.node_id.isin( to_remove)].node_id.values, keep_disc_cn=preserve_connectors, inplace=True) if not inplace: return x return
[docs] def time_machine(x, target, inplace=False, remote_instance=None): """Reverses time and make neurons young again! Prunes a neuron back to it's state at a given date. Here is what we can reverse: 1. Creation and deletion of nodes 2. Creation and deletion of connectors (and links) 3. Movement of nodes and connectors 4. Cuts and merges 5. Addition of node tags & annotations (even deleted ones) Unfortunately time travel has not yet been perfected. We are oblivious to: 1. Removal of tags/annotations: i.e. we know when e.g. a tag was added and that it was subsequently removed at some point but not when. Parameters ---------- x : skeleton ID(s) | CatmaidNeuron | CatmaidNeuronList Neuron(s) to rejuvenate. target : str | datetime-like | pandas.Timestamp Date or date + time to time-travel to. Must be parsable by ``pandas.TimeStamp``. Format for string is YEAR-MONTH-DAY. inplace : bool, optional If True, will perform time travel on and return a copy of original. remote_instance : CatmaidInstance, optional Returns ------- CatmaidNeuron/List A younger version of the neuron(s). Examples -------- >>> n = pymaid.get_neuron(16) >>> previous_n = pymaid.time_machine(n, '2016-12-1') """ remote_instance = utils._eval_remote_instance(remote_instance) if isinstance(x, core.CatmaidNeuronList): return core.CatmaidNeuronList([time_machine(n, target, inplace=inplace, remote_instance=remote_instance) for n in config.tqdm(x, 'Traveling time', disable=config.pbar_hide, leave=config.pbar_leave)]) if not isinstance(x, core.CatmaidNeuron): x = fetch.get_neuron(x, remote_instance=remote_instance) if not inplace: x = x.copy() if not isinstance(target, pd.Timestamp): target = pd.Timestamp(target) # Need to localize all timestamps target = target.tz_localize('UTC') if target > pd.Timestamp.now().tz_localize('UTC'): raise ValueError("This is not Back to the Future II: for forward time " "travel, you'll have to trace yourself.") # First get the entire history of the neuron url = remote_instance._get_compact_details_url(x.skeleton_id, with_history=True, with_merge_history=True, with_connectors=True, with_tags=True, with_annotations=True) data = remote_instance.fetch(url) # Turn stuff into DataFrames for easier sifting/sorting nodes = pd.DataFrame(data[0], columns=['node_id', 'parent_id', 'user_id', 'x', 'y', 'z', 'radius', 'confidence', 'creation_timestamp', 'modified_timestamp', 'ordering_by']) nodes.loc[:, 'parent_id'] = nodes.parent_id.values.astype(object) nodes.loc[~nodes.parent_id.isnull(), 'parent_id'] = nodes.loc[~nodes.parent_id.isnull(), 'parent_id'].map(int) nodes.loc[nodes.parent_id.isnull(), 'parent_id'] = None connectors = pd.DataFrame(data[1], columns=['node_id', 'connector_id', 'relation', 'x', 'y', 'z', 'creation_timestamp', 'modified_timestamp']) # This is a dictionary with {'tag': [[node_id, date_tagged], ...]} tags = data[2] annotations = pd.DataFrame(data[4], columns=['annotation_id', 'annotated_timestamp']) an_list = fetch.get_annotation_list(remote_instance=remote_instance) annotations['annotation'] = annotations.annotation_id.map(an_list.set_index('id').name.to_dict()) # Convert stuff to timestamps for ts in ['creation_timestamp', 'modified_timestamp']: nodes[ts] = nodes[ts].map(pd.Timestamp) connectors[ts] = connectors[ts].map(pd.Timestamp) annotations['annotated_timestamp'] = annotations['annotated_timestamp'].map(pd.Timestamp) tags = {t: [[e[0], pd.Timestamp(e[1])] for e in tags[t]] for t in tags} # General rules: # 1. creation_timestamp and modified timestamp represent a validity # intervals. # 2. Nodes where creation_timestamp is older than modified_timestamp, # represent the existing, most up-to-date versions. # 3. Nodes with creation_timestamp younger than modified_timestamp, and # with NO future version of themselves, got cut off/deleted at # modification time. # 4. Useful little detail: nodes/connectors are ordered by new -> old # First change the modified_timestamp for nodes that still exist # (see rule 2) to right now nodes.loc[nodes.creation_timestamp > nodes.modified_timestamp, 'modified_timestamp'] = pd.Timestamp.now().tz_localize('UTC') connectors.loc[connectors.creation_timestamp > connectors.modified_timestamp, 'modified_timestamp'] = pd.Timestamp.now().tz_localize('UTC') # Remove nodes without a window (these seems to be temporary states) nodes = nodes[nodes.creation_timestamp != nodes.modified_timestamp] connectors = connectors[connectors.creation_timestamp != connectors.modified_timestamp] # Second subset to versions of the nodes that existed at given time before_nodes = nodes[(nodes.creation_timestamp <= target) & (nodes.modified_timestamp >= target)] before_connectors = connectors[(connectors.creation_timestamp <= target) & (connectors.modified_timestamp >= target)] # Now fix tags and annotations before_annotations = annotations[annotations.annotated_timestamp <= target] before_tags = {t: [e[0] for e in tags[t] if e[1] <= target] for t in tags} before_tags = {t: before_tags[t] for t in before_tags if before_tags[t]} x.nodes = before_nodes.copy() x.connectors = before_connectors.copy() x.annotations = before_annotations.copy() x.tags = before_tags # We might end up with multiple disconnected pieces - I don't yet know why x.nodes.loc[~x.nodes.parent_id.isin(x.nodes.node_id), 'parent_id'] = None # If there is more than one root, we have to remove the disconnected # pieces and keep only the "oldest branch". # The theory for doing this is: if a node shows up as "root" and the very # next step is that it is a child to another node, we should consider # it a not-yet connected branch that needs to be removed. roots = x.nodes[x.nodes.parent_id.isnull()].node_id.tolist() if len(roots) > 1: after_nodes = nodes[nodes.modified_timestamp > target] for r in roots: # Find the next version of this node nv = after_nodes[(after_nodes.node_id == r)] # If this node is not a root anymore in its next iteration, it's # not the "real" one if not nv.empty and nv.iloc[-1].parent_id is not None: roots.remove(r) # Get disconnected components g = graph.neuron2nx(x) subgraphs = [l for l in nx.connected_components(nx.to_undirected(g))] # If we have a winner root, keep the bit that it is part of if len(roots) == 1: keep = [l for l in subgraphs if roots[0] in l][0] # If we have multiple winners (unlikely) or none (e.g. if the "real" # root got rerooted too) go for the biggest branch else: keep = sorted(subgraphs, key=lambda x: len(x), reverse=True)[0] x.nodes = x.nodes[x.nodes.node_id.isin(keep)].copy() # Remove connectors where the treenode does not even exist yet x.connectors = x.connectors[x.connectors.node_id.isin(x.nodes.node_id)] # Take care of connectors where the treenode might exist but was not yet linked links = fetch.get_connector_links(x.skeleton_id) #localize = lambda x: pd.Timestamp.tz_localize(x, 'UTC') #links['creation_time'] = links.creation_time.map(localize) links = links[links.creation_time <= target] links['connector_id'] = links.connector_id.astype(int) links['node_id'] = links.node_id.astype(int) # Get connector ID -> treenode combinations l = links[['connector_id', 'node_id']].T.apply(tuple) c = x.connectors[['connector_id', 'node_id']].T.apply(tuple) # Keep only those where connector->treenode connection is present x.connectors = x.connectors[c.isin(l)] x._clear_temp_attr() if not inplace: return x return
[docs] def prune_by_length(x, min_length=0, max_length=float('inf'), inplace=False): """Remove segments of given length. This uses :func:`pymaid.graph_utils._generate_segments` to generate segments that maximize segment lengths. Parameters ---------- x : CatmaidNeuron/List min_length : int | float Twigs shorter than this length [um] will be pruned. max_length : int | float Segments longer than this length [um] will be pruned. inplace : bool, optional If False, pruning is performed on copy of original neuron which is then returned. Returns ------- CatmaidNeuron/List Pruned neuron(s). See Also -------- :func:`pymaid.longest_neurite` If you want to keep/remove just the N longest neurites instead of using a length cut-off. :func:`pymaid.prune_twigs` Use if you are looking to remove only terminal branches of a given size. Examples -------- >>> import pymaid >>> n = pymaid.get_neurons(16) >>> # Remove neurites longer than 100mirons >>> n_pr = pymaid._prune_by_length(n, ... min_length=0, ... max_length=100, ... inplace=False) >>> n.n_nodes > n_pr.n_nodes True """ if isinstance(x, core.CatmaidNeuronList): if not inplace: x = x.copy() [prune_by_length(n, min_length=min_length, max_length=max_length, inplace=True) for n in config.tqdm(x, desc='Pruning', disable=config.pbar_hide, leave=config.pbar_leave)] if not inplace: return x else: return None elif isinstance(x, core.CatmaidNeuron): neuron = x else: raise TypeError('Expected CatmaidNeuron/List, got {}'.format(type(x))) # Make a copy if necessary before making any changes if not inplace: neuron = neuron.copy() # Convert units to nanometres min_length *= 1000 max_length *= 1000 # Find terminal segments segs = graph_utils._generate_segments(neuron, weight='weight') segs = np.array(segs) # Get segment lengths seg_lengths = np.array([graph_utils.segment_length(neuron, s) for s in segs]) # Find out which to delete segs_to_delete = segs[(seg_lengths < min_length) | (seg_lengths > max_length)] if segs_to_delete.any(): # Unravel the into list of node IDs -> skip the last parent nodes_to_delete = [n for s in segs_to_delete for n in s[:-1]] # Subset neuron nodes_to_keep = neuron.nodes[~neuron.nodes.node_id.isin(nodes_to_delete)].node_id.values navis.subset_neuron(neuron, nodes_to_keep, inplace=True) if not inplace: return neuron else: return None