Robust image alignment for cryogenic transmission electron microscopy

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 197, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 279-293

  McLeod, Robert A ^a   Kowal, Julia ^a   Ringler, Philippe ^a   Stahlberg, Henning ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cross correlation; Cryogenic transmission electron microscopy; Direct detection device; Dose fractionation; Image alignment; Image registration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRYOGENIC TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FOURIER ANALYSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGING SOFTWARE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PROCEDURES; SOFTWARE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SOFTWARE;

EID: 85009291685     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2016.12.006     Document Type: Article

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