Arraycount, an algorithm for automatic cell counting in microwell arrays

BioTechniques

Volumn 47, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2009, Pages

  Kachouie, Nezamoddin N ^a,b   Kang, Lifeng ^a,b,c   Khademhosseini, Ali ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cell counting; High throughput; Image analysis; Microarray; Microwell

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; RED FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ARRAYCOUNT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; COMPUTER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MEASUREMENT; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; DEVICES; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; PROCEDURES;

ALGORITHMS; AUTOMATION, LABORATORY; CELL COUNT; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 77954055097     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/000113202     Document Type: Article

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