DroplIT, an improved image analysis method for droplet identification in high-throughput crystallization trials

Journal of Applied Crystallography

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1548-1552

  Vallotton, Pascal ^a   Sun, Changming ^a   Lovell, David ^a   Fazio, Vincent J ^a   Newman, Janet ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

automation; image analysis; mathematical morphology; protein crystallization; protein crystallography; shortest path algorithms

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED ALGORITHMS; HIGH-THROUGHPUT; IMAGE ANALYSIS METHOD; MANUAL INSPECTION; NEW HIGH; PROCESSING TIME; PROTEIN CRYSTALLIZATION; PROTEIN CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; RATE-LIMITING STEPS; SHORTEST PATH ALGORITHMS;

ALGORITHMS; AUTOMATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DROPS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MINERALOGY; MORPHOLOGY; PROTEINS;

MATHEMATICAL MORPHOLOGY;

EID: 78649515244     PISSN: 00218898     EISSN: 16005767     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1107/S0021889810040963     Document Type: Article

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