3D axon structure extraction and analysis in confocal fluorescence microscopy images

Neural Computation

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1899-1927

  Zhang, Yong ^a   Zhou, Xiaobo ^a   Lu, Ju ^b   Lichtman, Jeff ^b   Adjeroh, Donald ^c   Wong, Stephen T C ^a  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c West Virginia University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUTOMATED PATTERN RECOGNITION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGE CYTOMETRY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; METHODOLOGY; NERVE FIBER; NERVE TRACT; PHYSIOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; AXONS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; IMAGE CYTOMETRY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, AUTOMATED; SOFTWARE;

EID: 48249144787     PISSN: 08997667     EISSN: 1530888X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/neco.2008.05-07-519     Document Type: Article

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