Image segmentation and dynamic lineage analysis in single-cell fluorescence microscopy

Cytometry Part A

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 101-110

  Wang, Quanli ^a,b   Niemi, Jarad ^a   Tan, Chee Meng ^c   You, Lingchong ^b,c   West, Mike ^a,b  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell tracking; Fluorescent microscopy; Hybrid image filters; Image masking; Image segmentation; Single cell lineage tracking

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BACTERIA; CELL LINEAGE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMANS; IMAGE CYTOMETRY; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 74049089035     PISSN: 15524922     EISSN: 15524930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.20812     Document Type: Article

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