Automatic tracking and analysis system for free-swimming bacteria

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages 906-909

  Taboada, B ^a   Poggio, S ^a   Camarena, L ^a   Corkidi, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC TRACKING; FREE-SWIMMING BACTERIA;

BACTERIA; CELLS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDICAL IMAGING; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

BACTERIOLOGY;

EID: 1542332473     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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