A counting method for density packed cells based on sliding band filter image enhancement

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 250, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 42-49

  Sui, D ^a   Wang, K ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Cell counting method; Microscopy images processing; Sliding band filter

Indexed keywords

BANDPASS FILTERS; BIOACTIVITY; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; OPHTHALMOLOGY;

BAND FILTERS; CELL COUNTING; CELL COUNTING METHOD; CELL LOSS; CELL-BASED; IMAGES PROCESSING; MICROSCOPY IMAGE PROCESSING; MICROSCOPY IMAGES; PERFORMANCE; SLIDING BAND FILTER;

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CELL DENSITY; CELL NUCLEUS; DENSITY PACKED CELL; FILTER; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA CELL; RETINA IMAGE; SLIDING BAND FILTER;

EID: 84874580273     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jmi.12015     Document Type: Article

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