A Novel Dictionary Based Computer Vision Method for the Detection of Cell Nuclei

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  De Vylder, Jonas ^a   Aelterman, Jan ^a   Lepez, Trees ^a   Vandewoestyne, Mado ^a   Douterloigne, Koen ^a   Deforce, Dieter ^a   Philips, Wilfried ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CELL ISOLATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SHAPE; CELL SIZE; COMPUTER PREDICTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSE BODY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY CONTROL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

CELL NUCLEUS; CELLS, CULTURED; COMPUTERS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 84872866917     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0054068     Document Type: Article

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