Automated quantification and reconstruction of collagen matrix from 3D confocal datasets

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 210, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 158-165

  Wu, J ^a   Rajwa, B ^b,e   Filmer, D L ^a   Hoffmann, C M ^c   Yuan, B ^c   Chiang, C ^c   Sturgis, J ^b   Robinson, J P ^b,d  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Purdue University   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

3D reconstruction; Collagen fibre; Confocal microscopy; ECM; Tracking algorithm

Indexed keywords

BIOINFORMATICS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; TRACKING (POSITION);

3D RECONSTRUCTION; BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; COLLAGEN FIBER ORIENTATION; COLLAGEN FIBRES; COLLAGEN MATRICES; EXTRACELLULAR MATRICES; GEOMETRICAL STRUCTURE; QUANTIFICATION AND RECONSTRUCTION; STRUCTURAL INFORMATION; TRACKING ALGORITHM;

COLLAGEN;

COLLAGEN FIBER; COLLAGEN GEL;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GEOMETRY; IMAGE PROCESSING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0038191065     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.2003.01191.x     Document Type: Article

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