High-resolution cell outline segmentation and tracking from phase-contrast microscopy images

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 245, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 161-170

  Ambuhl M E ^a   Brepsant, C ^a   Meister, J J ^a   Verkhovsky, A B ^a   Sbalzarini, I F ^b  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cell motility; Cell outline tracking; Cell polarization; Cell shape; Edge detection; Level set segmentation; Near optimal thresholding; Phase contrast microscopy

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; EDGE DETECTION; EXTRACTION; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; NUMERICAL METHODS;

CELL MOTILITY; CELL OUTLINE TRACKING; CELL POLARIZATION; CELL SHAPES; HIGH RESOLUTION; LEVEL SET SEGMENTATION; NEAR-OPTIMAL; NEAR-OPTIMAL THRESHOLDING; OPTIMAL THRESHOLDING; PHASE-CONTRAST MICROSCOPY;

CELLS;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL POLARITY; CELL TRACKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CELL; IMAGE PROCESSING; NONHUMAN; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84855792286     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2011.03558.x     Document Type: Article

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