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Experimental Assessment of Mouse Sociability Using an Automated Image Processing Approach
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2016
This protocol describes a method to quantify mouse sociability. Mice are videotaped as they move and interact in a special cage. Movie processing allows for the automated quantification of sociability with excellent accuracy and reliability.
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Digital Microfluidics for Automated Proteomic Processing
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2009
Digital Microfluidics is a technique characterized by the manipulation of discrete droplets (~nL - mL) on an array of electrodes by the application of electrical fields. It is well-suited for carrying out rapid, sequential, miniaturized automated biochemical assays. Here, we report a platform capable of automating several proteomic processing steps.
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Automated Analysis of C. elegans Fluorescence Images using SegElegans
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2025
Here we provide instructions on effectively utilizing SegElegans, a deep learning system we developed for the automated segmentation of individual worms in widefield microscopy images, for subsequent use in image analysis software such as ImageJ. We provide ways to use the system both online and offline.
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Analysis of Lipid Droplet Content in Fission and Budding Yeasts using Automated Image Processing
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2019
Here, we present a MATLAB implementation of automated detection and quantitative description of lipid droplets in fluorescence microscopy images of fission and budding yeast cells.
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Automated Analysis of Dynamic Ca2+ Signals in Image Sequences
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2014
Here a novel region of interest analysis protocol based on sorting best-fit ellipses assigned to regions of positive signal within two-dimensional time lapse image sequences is demonstrated. This algorithm may enable investigators to comprehensively analyze physiological Ca2+ signals with minimal user input and bias.
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These stages form a dependent analysis chain. Preprocessing first reduces image noise, helping segmentation identify structures more consistently. Feature extraction then converts detected structures into measurements such as size, shape, intensity, or object number. Classification can subsequently organize images or objects according to defined characteristics, preserving a logical path from image preparation to interpretation.
Segmentation matters because it establishes which image structures will be measured. Once structures are identified, the workflow can calculate features for individual objects or regions rather than relying on an undifferentiated image. In biological microscopy, this distinction supports quantitative comparisons of cells, tissues, organisms, or experimental outcomes across many samples.
The extracted features determine what kinds of biological differences become quantifiable. Size and shape describe structural properties, intensity captures a measurable image characteristic, and object number indicates how many detected objects are present. Choosing features that match the experimental question helps translate visual variation into comparable measurements across samples.
Classification adds a grouping step after features are extracted. Algorithms can assign images or detected objects to categories based on defined characteristics, allowing researchers to organize results rather than inspect every image individually. In biology, this can help separate samples or structures according to the characteristics specified by the study.
A typical Automated Image Processing workflow moves from image preprocessing to segmentation, feature extraction, and, when needed, classification. The first stage reduces noise; the next identifies structures; subsequent steps measure size, shape, intensity, or object number and may group results by defined characteristics. This ordered workflow turns microscopy images into quantitative outputs for biological analysis.
Automated Image Processing is especially useful when biological studies generate large visual datasets from cells, tissues, organisms, or experimental outcomes. Computational analysis can evaluate these images faster and more consistently than visual inspection alone, making the approach suitable for microscopy-based investigations that require measurements across many samples.
In biological research, the method supports reproducibility by applying computational analysis consistently across samples and experiments. Consistent processing and measurement can help address variation associated with evaluating images by eye, while values such as size, shape, intensity, or object number provide quantitative results that can be compared across datasets.