Simulation of transmission electron microscope images of biological specimens

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 243, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 234-256

  Rullgard H ^a   Ofverstedt L G ^b,e   Masich, S ^b   Daneholt, B ^b   Oktem O ^c,d  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology ^*  (Sweden)

^e OKINAWA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Absorption potential; Coherent imaging; Computer modelling; Contrast transfer function; Electrostatic potential; Image simulation; Inelastic scattering; Modulation transfer function; Phantom generator; Software package; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

BIOINFORMATICS; COHERENT SCATTERING; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRON SCATTERING; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INELASTIC SCATTERING; OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE; OPEN SYSTEMS; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; PHANTOMS; SHOT NOISE; X RAY SCATTERING;

ABSORPTION POTENTIAL; COHERENT IMAGING; COMPUTER MODELS; CONTRAST TRANSFER FUNCTION; ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIALS; IMAGES SIMULATIONS; PHANTOM GENERATOR; PHANTOMS; SIMULATED IMAGES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON;

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

ACCURACY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIGHT SCATTERING; NONHUMAN; OPTICS; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VALIDITY;

TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 80051471655     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2011.03497.x     Document Type: Article

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