Microscopic image analysis for life science applications

• Other Authors: Rittscher, Jens., Machiraju, Raghu., Wong, Stephen T. C.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Norwood, MA : Artech House, c2008.
• Series: Artech House bioinformatics & biomedical imaging series.
• Subjects: Microscopy.; Image analysis.; Imaging systems.; Microscopy > methods.; Image Enhancement.; Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted > methods.; Imaging, Three-Dimensional.; Tissue Array Analysis > methods.; Science.; Natural history.; NATURE > Reference.; SCIENCE > General. > Life Sciences; SCIENCE > Biology. > Life Sciences; Electronic books.
• Online Access: ebrary; View fulltext via EzAccess; Books24x7
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxii, 489 p., [20] p. of plates) : ill. (some col.)
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781596932371 (electronic bk.); 1596932376 (electronic bk.)

This unique resource gives you a detailed understanding of imaging platforms, fluorescence imaging, and fundamental image processing algorithms. Further, it guides you through application of advanced image analysis methods and techniques to specific biological problems. The book presents applications that span a wide range of scales, from the detection of signaling events in sub-cellular structures, to the automated analysis of tissue structures.