Actin filament tracking based on particle filters and stretching open active contour models

Hongsheng Li, Tian Shen, Dimitrios Vavylonis, Xiaolei Huang

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Abstract

We introduce a novel algorithm for actin filament tracking and elongation measurement. Particle Filters (PF) and Stretching Open Active Contours (SOAC) work cooperatively to simplify the modeling of PF in a one-dimensional state space while naturally integrating filament body constraints to tip estimation. Our algorithm reduces the PF state spaces to one-dimensional spaces by tracking filament bodies using SOAC and probabilistically estimating tip locations along the curve length of SOACs. Experimental evaluation on TIRFM image sequences with very low SNRs demonstrates the accuracy and robustness of this approach.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationMedical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention - MICCAI2009 - 12th International Conference, Proceedings
Pages673-681
Number of pages9
EditionPART 2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Event12th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2009 - London, United Kingdom
Duration: Sep 20 2009Sep 24 2009

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
NumberPART 2
Volume5762 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference12th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2009
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityLondon
Period9/20/099/24/09

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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