A 3D image filter for parameter-free segmentation of macromolecular structures from electron tomograms

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Ali, Rubbiya A ^a   Landsberg, Michael J ^a   Knauth, Emily ^a   Morgan, Garry P ^a   Marsh, Brad J ^a   Hankamer, Ben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; ELECTRON TOMOGRAPHY; HYSTERESIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MACROMOLECULE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHANTOM; PHOTOMETRY; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ALGORITHMS; AUTOMATION, LABORATORY; CELLS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE TOMOGRAPHY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INSULIN-SECRETING CELLS;

EID: 84859098987     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0033697     Document Type: Article

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