Review of free software tools for image analysis of fluorescence cell micrographs

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 257, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 39-53

  Wiesmann, V ^a   Franz, D ^a,b   Held, C ^a   Munzenmayer C ^a   Palmisano, R ^c,d   Wittenberg, T ^a,b  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUITS IIS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c Optical Imaging Center Erlangen OICE   (Germany)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR THE SCIENCE OF LIGHT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell segmentation; Fluorescence microscopy; Image analysis; Software; Usability

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; DATA VISUALIZATION; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MATLAB;

CASE-STUDIES; CELL SEGMENTATION; CELL SEPARATION; FLUORESCENCE CELL; FLUORESCENCE MICROGRAPH; FREE SOFTWARE TOOLS; IMAGE-ANALYSIS; IMAGES PROCESSING; SOFTWARE; USABILITY;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

COMPUTER PROGRAM; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMAGE PROCESSING; PROCEDURES;

IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84912567159     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jmi.12184     Document Type: Article

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