A novel method for analyzing images of live nerve cells

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 201, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 98-105

  Kim, Kwang Min ^a,b   Kim, Sung Yeol ^a,b   Minxha, Juri ^a   Palmore, G Tayhas R ^a,b,c  

^a Brown University   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Batch processing; Fast Fourier transform (FFT); Image processing; Live neuron image; Morphological change; Transmission microscopy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRIGHT FIELD MICROSCOPY; CELL STRUCTURE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SPINAL GANGLION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FOURIER ANALYSIS; GANGLIA, SPINAL; LAMININ; MICE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; NEURONS;

EID: 81155160127     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: 1872678X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2011.07.017     Document Type: Article

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