Constructing neuronal structure from 3D confocal microscopic images

Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-6

  Lee, Ping Chang ^a   Chang, Hsiu Ming ^b   Lin, Chih Yang ^c   Chiang, Ann Shyn ^b   Ching, Yu Tai ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Gradient vector flow (GVF) snake; Green fluorescent protein (GFP); Neuron tracing; Tree structure

Indexed keywords

CENTERLINE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPIC IMAGES; GRADIENT VECTOR FIELDS; GRADIENT VECTOR FLOW (GVF) SNAKE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN (GFP); NEURONAL STRUCTURES; QUANTITATIVE INFORMATIONS; SEMI-AUTOMATIC METHODS; SINGLE NEURONS; TREE STRUCTURE;

CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; PROTEINS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; TREES (MATHEMATICS); VECTORS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DROSOPHILA; GRADIENT VECTOR FLOW SNAKE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LABELING INDEX; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 64949200263     PISSN: 16090985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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