Abstract
The study of cell motility and behavior is very important in cell embryology, wound healing, host defense mechanisms, mechanisms of tumor cell metastasis and invasion. However, it is tedious and in many cases error-prone to track simultaneous changes that occur in a cell samples. Image processing on video sequence is widely used in cell tracking. Bright field microscopy is widely available due to its simplicity of setup. It does not require sample preparation which allows viewing of live cells. Various cell tracking techniques were proposed in the literature. However, these algorithms are not efficient enough compare with Vector Quantization (VQ). Vector quantization has the advantage able to combine the image decoding and processing steps. LBG algorithm is the most commonly used vector quantization method for image compression. The overview of the microscopic system is presented in paper. Issues regarding the cell image acquisition are discussed. Several programs are developed for cell image acquisition and for testing of vector quantization algorithms.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | CITSA 2007 - Int. Conference on Cybernetics and Information Technologies, Systems and Applications and CCCT 2007 - Int. Conference on Computing, Communications and Control Technologies, Proceedings |
Pages | 9-12 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Publication status | Published - 2007 |
Event | International Conference on Cybernetics and Information Technologies, Systems and Applications and International Conference on Computing, Communications and Control Technologies 2007 - Orlando, United States of America Duration: 12 Jul 2007 → 15 Jul 2007 Conference number: 4th/5th |
Conference
Conference | International Conference on Cybernetics and Information Technologies, Systems and Applications and International Conference on Computing, Communications and Control Technologies 2007 |
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Abbreviated title | CITSA 2007/CCCT 2007 |
Country/Territory | United States of America |
City | Orlando |
Period | 12/07/07 → 15/07/07 |
Keywords
- Cell motility
- Image processing
- LabVIEW
- Tracking
- Vector quantization