Image and Annotation

16 minutes

1. Image Upload

  1. In the sidebar on the homepage, select Storage to upload images to a specific project.
  2. Click New File and choose the WSI file you wish to upload.
  3. The storage area below will display a list of all uploaded images.

You may also view images via:
Project Space → Left Panel Images
Here you can see detailed information for each image, including:

  • Image name
  • Thumbnail
  • Magnification
  • Number of annotations
  • Uploader and creation time

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2. Image Annotation

After entering a project, click any image under the left Images panel to begin annotating.

2.1 Annotation Toolbar (Top)

The platform provides multiple annotation tools:

  • Point
  • Line
  • Freehand line
  • Polygon
  • Freehand polygon
  • Circle
  • Rectangle …etc.
2.2 Annotation Operations

After clicking or drawing an annotation region, you can:

  • View the area and perimeter of the region
  • Add a Description
  • Assign a Term
  • Add Tags
  • Add Properties (fields used for model training)

You may also:

  • Fill annotations
  • Modify shapes
  • Delete annotations
2.3 Right Sidebar (Image View Controls)

The right sidebar provides image viewing and adjustment functions, including:

  • Magnification
  • Brightness / contrast / saturation / hue adjustments
  • Toggle annotation layers
  • Display term categories
  • Display property-based annotation colors
  • Annotation review status (Unreviewed / Reviewed)

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2.4 Annotation Overview

In the left project menu, click Annotations to view all annotation information within the project.

Available actions:

  • View annotation statistics for each image
  • Download annotation details (CSV / Excel / PDF)
  • Import / export annotations

Downloaded data includes:

  • Annotation x, y coordinates
  • Area and perimeter
  • Term
  • Cytomine Annotation URL (can be used directly with the API)

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