title: Computer vision in cell biology.
abstract: Computer vision refers to the theory and implementation of artificial systems that extract information from images to understand their content. Although computers are widely used by cell biologists for visualization and measurement, interpretation of image content, i.e., the selection of events worth observing and the definition of what they mean in terms of cellular mechanisms, is mostly left to human intuition. This Essay attempts to outline roles computer vision may play and should play in image-based studies of cellular life.
authors: Harvard Medical School, 240 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02140, USA. gaudenz_danuser@hms.harvard.edu
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mesh_terms: D001331:Automation; D003201:Computers; D003584:Cytological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000166:cytology