Motion tracking of the outer tips of microtubules
Hadjidemetriou S, Toomre D, Duncan J. Motion tracking of the outer tips of microtubules. Medical Image Analysis 2008, 12: 689-702. PMID: 18571462, DOI: 10.1016/j.media.2008.04.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicrotubule assemblyCoordination of mitosisTransport of chromosomesHigh throughput quantitative studiesNumerous critical rolesMicrotubule tipsLiving cellsCell migrationStructural tracksConfocal microscopyEpifluorescent microscopyNeurodegenerative diseasesCritical roleCell pathologyMicrotubulesAssemblyCellsSequenceOuter tipChromosomesOrganellesMitosisAbnormal functionCytoplasmVesiclesAutomatic Detection of Large Dense-Core Vesicles in Secretory Cells and Statistical Analysis of Their Intracellular Distribution
Díaz E, Ayala G, Díaz ME, Gong LW, Toomre D. Automatic Detection of Large Dense-Core Vesicles in Secretory Cells and Statistical Analysis of Their Intracellular Distribution. IEEE/ACM Transactions On Computational Biology And Bioinformatics 2008, 7: 2-11. PMID: 20150664, DOI: 10.1109/tcbb.2008.30.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornArtificial IntelligenceCells, CulturedChromaffin CellsChromaffin GranulesComputer SimulationData Interpretation, StatisticalImage EnhancementImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedInformation Storage and RetrievalMiceMicroscopy, ElectronModels, BiologicalModels, StatisticalPattern Recognition, AutomatedReproducibility of ResultsSecretory VesiclesSensitivity and SpecificityConceptsPlasma membraneLarge dense-core vesiclesDense-core vesiclesDifferent spatial point processesRegulated exocytosisLocation of granulesStudy of secretionIntracellular distributionCell cytoplasmSecretory cellsDysfunctional secretionDifferent cellsFunctional descriptorsDifferent cell groupsAnalysis of diseasesVesiclesCellsMembraneNovel toolCell groupsDensity of granulesGranulesExocytosisCytoplasmMorphological appearance