Noncontact versus contact imaging: an atomic force microscopic study on hepatic endothelial cells in vitro

International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 162-167

  Braet, Filip ^a   De Zanger, Ronald ^a   Kämmer, Steffan ^b   Wisse, Eddie ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b TopoMetrix Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Contact imaging; Endothelial cells; Feedback parameters; Fenestrae; Image artifacts; Imaging; Liver; Noncontact imaging; Sieve plates

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELLS; DATA ACQUISITION; IMAGE QUALITY; OPTIMIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CONTACT IMAGING; LIVER SINUSOIDAL ENDOTHELIAL CELLS (LEC); NONCONTACT IMAGING;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 0030686029     PISSN: 08999457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-1098(1997)8:2<162::AID-IMA3>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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