An interacting multiple model filter-based autofocus strategy for confocal time-lapse microscopy

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 245, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 265-275

  Chowdhury, S ^a   Kandhavelu, M ^a   Yli Harja, O ^a,b   Ribeiro, A S ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b INSTITUTE FOR SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Fluto focus; Focus drift; Interacting multiple model filter; Thermal drift; Time lapse imaging

Indexed keywords

BANDPASS FILTERS; BLEACHING; CLEANING; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

AUTO FOCUS; FILTER-BASED; FLUTO FOCUS; FOCUS DRIFT; GENES EXPRESSION; INTERACTING MULTIPLE MODEL FILTERS; PHOTO-BLEACHING; THERMAL DRIFTS; TIME-LAPSE IMAGING; TIME-LAPSE MICROSCOPY;

FOCUSING;

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; RNA;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONFOCAL TIME LAPSE MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOCUS DRIFT CURVE; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTERACTING MULTIPLE MODEL FILTER; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROSCOPY AUTOFOCUS; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME LAPSE IMAGING;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84857360360     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2011.03568.x     Document Type: Article

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