A fast, fully automated cell segmentation algorithm for high-throughput and high-content screening

Cytometry Part A

Volumn 73, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 958-964

  Fenistein, D ^a   Lenseigne, B ^a   Christophe, T ^a   Brodin, P ^a   Genovesio, A ^a  

^a Institute Pasteur Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Automation; Biological image processing; Cytometry; High content screening; Image analysis; Object detection; Segmentation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE CYTOMETRY; IMAGE PROCESSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, AUTOMATED;

EID: 53049092388     PISSN: 15524922     EISSN: 15524930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.20627     Document Type: Article

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