QPTIFF Channels

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1		The following fields are required to be the first four columns in the *.qptiff.channels.csv file (order matters). Data providers are welcome to include additional columns that further describe the channels. This file should include one row per channel in the accompanying QPTIFF file.
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5	Field Name	Field Type	Definition	Options: required, optional	NOTES	VALUES for CATEGORICAL FIELDS
6	Field Name	Field Type	Definition	Options: required, optional	NOTES

7	channel id	text	Structure of the identifier depends on the acquisition system. Whenever possible this should exactly match the channel ID in the QPTIFF file. For example the channel ID in an QPTIFF might be something like "Channel:0:13" which would then be the value entered here.	required
8	is channel used for nuclei segmentation	boolean	Specifies if this channel can be used by algorithms performing nuclei segmentation ("Yes" or "No").	required	In data types for which a HIVE pipeline performs cell and nuclear segmentation, exactly one channel must have value "Yes".
9	is channel used for cell segmentation	boolean	Specifies if this channel can be used by algorithms performing cell segmentation ("Yes" or "No").	required	In data types for which a HIVE pipeline performs cell and nuclear segmentation, exactly one channel must have value "Yes".
10	is antibody	boolean	Does this channel encode image intensities associated with an antibody ("Yes" or "No")? If "Yes" then the relevant antibody is expected to be listed in the antibodies.tsv file with the same channel ID.	required
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