Simple and robust image-based autofocusing for digital microscopy

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 8670-8677

  Yazdanfar, Siavash ^a   Kenny, Kevin B ^a   Tasimi, Krenar ^a   Corwin, Alex D ^a   Dixon, Elizabeth L ^a   Filkins, Robert J ^a  

^a GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL CONSTANTS;

AUTO-FOCUSING; BRIGHTFIELD; DIGITAL MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; IMAGE-BASED; INTERMEDIATE IMAGE; TISSUE SECTIONS;

OPTICS;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; AUTOMATED PATTERN RECOGNITION; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; METHODOLOGY; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ALGORITHMS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, AUTOMATED; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 45249104124     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.008670     Document Type: Article

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