Design and implementation of algorithms for focus automation in digital imaging time-lapse microscopy

Cytometry

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 159-169

  LeSage, Allan J ^a   Kron, Stephen J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Center for Molecular Oncology   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated microscopy; Nomarski; Tracking; Video microscopy; Yeast

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL SHAPE; CELL SIZE; DIGITAL IMAGING TIME LAPSE MICROSCOPY; HYSTERESIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; MICROSCOPY; NOISE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIBRATION; VIDEORECORDING; VISUAL SYSTEM; YEAST CELL;

ALGORITHMS; AUTOMATION; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0041736606     PISSN: 01964763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cyto.10174     Document Type: Article

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