Table 1.

Suitability of CellSearch, ACCEPT, and StarDist for segmentation tasks. Overview of the suitability of the CellSearch, ACCEPT and StarDist for the pre-selection of likely CTC, identification of cell outlines, segmentation of cells in high-density samples, and ability to resolve cells that are part of a cluster.

Segmentation Method	CTC Pre-Selection	Cell Outlines	High Cell Density	Segments Cells inside Clusters
CellSearch	YES	NO	NO	NO
ACCEPT	YES	YES	NO	NO
StarDist	YES	YES	YES	YES