Blastocyst microinjection automation

IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 822-831

  Mattos, Leonardo S ^a   Grant, Edward ^b,c   Thresher, Randy ^d   Kluckman, Kimberly ^e  

^a ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Automation; Biomanipulation; Cell injection; Microrobotic system

Indexed keywords

BIOMANIPULATION; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BIRTH RATES; CELL INJECTION; CONTROL ALGORITHMS; FEED BACK INFORMATION; GENETIC RESEARCH; GENETICALLY MODIFIED; INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY; MICRO-INJECTION; MICROINJECTIONS; MICROROBOTIC SYSTEM; MICROSCOPE IMAGES; NEW SYSTEM; PROCESS AUTOMATION; RAPID GROWTH; TELEOPERATED; VIDEO-PROCESSING ALGORITHMS;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANES; COMMINUTION; IMAGE PROCESSING; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PROCESS CONTROL;

AUTOMATION;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BLASTOMERE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROINJECTION; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; AUTOMATION; BLASTOMERES; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICE; MICROINJECTIONS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 70349428497     PISSN: 10897771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TITB.2009.2023664     Document Type: Article

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