1 Introduction

FFPE Colon Cancer sample run on CosMx SMI using a development version of CosMx WTx panel.

Table 1.1

Metric Colon Cancer
Number of FOVs 400
Total Tissue Area (mm²) 104.86
Mean Single Cell Size (um²) 102.03
Number of Cells In Analysis 493834
Total Transcripts Assigned To Cells 829810448
Mean Transcripts Per Cell 1680.34
Maxium Transcripts Per Cell 29055
Mean Unique Genes Per Cell 1115.60
Mean Transcripts Per um² 16.47
Mean Negative Counts Per Cell 1.71
Mean Negative per Plex per Cell 0.03
Mean False Codes per Plex per Cell 0.01
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (global) 2.41
Signal-to-Noise Ratio Total (global) 1.72
Genes Above LOD 7579
Percent Transcripts Assigned to Cells 74.05

2 Flat File Descriptions

2.1 Transcript Coordinates

fov cell_ID cell x_local_px y_local_px x_global_px y_global_px z target CellComp
1 0 c_1_1_0 4256 547 76608 114365 4 GPR162 NA
1 0 c_1_1_0 4256 562 76608 114350 5 TFEB NA
1 0 c_1_1_0 4256 628 76608 114284 5 TAL1 NA
1 0 c_1_1_0 4256 690 76608 114222 4 GARIN6 NA
1 0 c_1_1_0 4256 1642 76608 113270 5 HSPA5 NA
1 0 c_1_1_0 4256 1645 76608 113267 8 PTMA NA
Description of the baseline transcripts file format for AtoMx SIP 3.10.5.
Column Name Type Description
fov Int The field of view (FOV) number.
cell_ID Int Unique identifier for a single cell within a given FOV. To make a unique identifier for a cell within the whole sample use both the fov and cell_ID columns.
cell string A study-wide unique cell identifier. Combination of c(ell), slide ID, fov, and cell_ID. Note that this is equivalent to cell_ID in napari-cosmx.
x_local_px float The x position (in pixels) relative to the given FOV.
y_local_px float The y position (in pixels) relative to the given FOV.
x_global_px float The x position (in pixels) relative to the tissue.
y_global_px float The y position (in pixels) relative to the tissue.
z Int The z plane.
target string The name of the target.
CellComp string Subcellular location of target.

2.2 Cell Expression

Description of the baseline expression matrix file format for AtoMx SIP SIP 3.10.5.
Column Name Type Description
fov Int The field of view (FOV) number
cell_ID Int Unique identifier for a single cell within a given FOV. To make a unique identifier for a cell within the whole sample use both the fov and cell_ID columns. All transcripts not assigned to a cell are show with a cell_ID value of 0.
(Gene expression target) Int The number of transcripts observed for a given gene target for a given cell.
(Negative Probe, e.g., Negative1) Int Negative probes, which do not match any sequence within the transcriptome or genome. These can be used to assess background levels.
(System Control) Int System Control codes are codes which do not have any physical probe associated with them.

2.3 Cell Metadata

Description of the baseline metadata file format for AtoMx SIP 3.10.5.
Column Name Type Description
fov Int The field of view (FOV) number.
Area Int Number of pixels assigned to a given cell.
AspectRatio float Width divided by height.
Width Int Cell’s maximum length in x dimension (pixels).
Height Int Cell’s maximum length in y dimension (pixels).
Mean.(IF) Int The mean fluorescence intensity for a given cell.
Max.(IF) Int The max fluorescence intensity for a given cell.
SplitRatioToLocal float If cell abuts the FOV border: the ratio of Area to mean cell area for that FOV. If cell does not border the FOV boundary: 0.
NucArea Int Number of pixels assigned to a given nucleus.
NucAspectRatio float Width divided by height of nucleus.
Circularity float Area to perimeter ratio. 1 = circle; < 1 less circular [@Fu2024].
Eccentricity float A cell’s minor axis divided by its major axis [@Fu2024].
Perimeter Int The perimeter of the cell (in pixels)
Solidity float The Area of the cell divided by its convex area. A measure of the “density” of a cell with values < 1 indicating increased cell irregularity [@Fu2024]
cell_id string A study-wide unique cell identifier. Combination of c(ell), slide_ID, fov, and cell_ID. Note that this is equivalent to cell_ID in napari-cosmx.
X int (Invariable constant)
version string The version of the target decoding used.
dualfiles string (Invariable constant)
Run_name string (Invariable constant)
Run_Tissue_name string The name of the slide.
ISH.concentration string Concentration
Dash string (Invariable constant)
Tissue string (Invariable constant)
Panel string Experimental Panel (pre-commercial)
assay_type string Assay type
slide_ID Int Unique identifier for the slide.
cell_ID Int Unique identifier for a single cell within a given FOV. To make a unique identifier for a cell within the whole sample use both the fov and cell_ID columns.
unassignedTranscripts float Proportion of transcripts in the FOV the cell resides in that are not assigned within any cell. This value is an FOV-level metric that is repeated for each cell (excluding cell 0).
median_RNA float FOV-level statistic. Median RNA target probe expression across all cells within a given FOV.
RNA_quantile_(proportion) float FOV-level statistic. The (proportion*100) percentile of RNA target expression across all cells within a given FOV.
nCount_RNA Int Total RNA transcripts observed.
nFeature_RNA Int Total number of unique RNA transcripts observed.
median_negprobes float FOV-level statistic. Median negative probe expression across all cells within a given FOV.
negprobes_quantile_(proportion) float FOV-level statistic. The (proportion*100) percentile of negative probe expression across all cells within a given FOV.
nCount_negprobes Int Total Negative Control Probe counts observed.
nFeature_negprobes Int Total number of unique Negative Control Probe counts observed.
median_falsecode float FOV-level statistic. Median System Control counts across all cells within a given FOV.
falsecode_quantile_(proportion) float FOV-level statistic. The (proportion*100) percentile of System Control counts across all cells within a given FOV.
nCount_falsecode Int Total System Control codes counts observed. These codes do not have a physical probe in the experiment.
nFeature_falsecode Int Total number of unique System Control codes counts observed.
Area.um2 float The cell area in units of \(\mu m^{2}\)
CenterX_local_px Int The x position of this cell within the FOV, measured in pixels. The pixel edge length is 120 nm. Thus, to convert to microns multiply the pixel value by 0.12028 \(\mu\)m per pixel.
CenterY_local_px Int Same as CenterX_local_px but for the y dimension.
CenterX_global_px float See CenterX_local_px description. The global positions describes the relative position of this cell within the large sample reference frame.
CenterY_global_px float Same as CenterX_global_px but for the y dimension.
cell string Redundant with cell_id
cell_type string Cell Type

2.4 FOV Positions

Description of the baseline FOV file format for AtoMx SIP 3.10.5.
Column Name Type Description
FOV Int The field of view (FOV) number
x_global_px float The x location (in pixels) of the FOV relative to other FOVs
y_global_px float The y location (in pixels) of the FOV relative to other FOVs
x_global_mm float The x location (in millimeters) of the FOV relative to other FOVs
y_global_mm float The y location (in millimeters) of the FOV relative to other FOVs

2.5 Polygons

Column Name Type Description
fov Int The field of view (FOV) number.
cell_ID Int Unique identifier for a single cell within a given FOV. To make a unique identifier for a cell within the whole sample use both the fov and cell_ID columns.
cell string A study-wide unique cell identifier. Combination of c(ell), slide ID, and cell_ID. Note that this is equivalent to cell_ID in napari-cosmx.
x_local_px float The x position (in pixels) of vertex relative to the given FOV.
y_local_px float The y position (in pixels) of vertex relative to the given FOV.
x_global_px float The x position (in pixels) of vertex relative to the tissue.
y_global_px float The y position (in pixels) of vertex relative to the tissue.