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Abstract

Biologists often use differential interference contrast (DIC) microscopy to study live cells. However, they are limited to qualitative observations due to the inherent nonlinear relation between the object properties and image intensity. As a first step towards quantitatively measuring optical properties of objects from DIC images, we develop and verify a computational model for the image formation process. Next, we plan to use this model to reconstruct the properties of unknown specimens.

Notes

Associated Center(s) / Consortia: Vision and Autonomous Systems Center

Associated Project(s): 3D Optical Reconstruction of Cell Shape

Text Reference

Farhana Kagalwala, F. Lanni, and Takeo Kanade, "Computational model of DIC microscopy for reconstructing specimens," Proceedings of the First Joint BMES / EMBS Conference, October, 1999, pp. 823.

BibTeX Reference

@inproceedings{Kagalwala_1999_3535,
   author = "Farhana Kagalwala and F. Lanni and Takeo Kanade",
   title = "Computational model of DIC microscopy for reconstructing specimens",
   booktitle = "Proceedings of the First Joint BMES / EMBS Conference",
   pages = "823",
   month = "October",
   year = "1999",
   volume = "2",
}

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