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- Kylberg, Gustaf, et al.
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Segmentation of virus particle candidates in transmission electron microscopy images
- 2012
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Ingår i: Journal of Microscopy. - : Blackwell Publishing. - 0022-2720 .- 1365-2818. ; 245:2, s. 140-147
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In this paper, we present an automatic segmentation method that detects virus particles of various shapes in transmission electron microscopy images. The method is based on a statistical analysis of local neighbourhoods of all the pixels in the image followed by an object width discrimination and finally, for elongated objects, a border refinement step. It requires only one input parameter, the approximate width of the virus particles searched for. The proposed method is evaluated on a large number of viruses. It successfully segments viruses regardless of shape, from polyhedral to highly pleomorphic.
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