Automated segmentation and tracking for large-scale analysis of focal adhesion dynamics

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 241, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-53

  Wurflinger T ^a   Gamper, I ^b   Aach, T ^a   Sechi, A S ^b  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biological cells; Fluorescence microscopy; Motion measurement; Particle tracking

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION; MOTION ANALYSIS;

ADHESION DYNAMICS; AUTOMATED SEGMENTATION; AUTOMATED TRACKING; BIOLOGICAL CELLS; CELLS ADHESION; FOCAL ADHESIONS; LARGE-SCALE ANALYSIS; MOTION MEASUREMENTS; PARTICLE TRACKING; SEGMENTATION AND TRACKING;

FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; FOCAL ADHESION; IMAGE PROCESSING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

EID: 78650151435     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2010.03404.x     Document Type: Article

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