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Algorithm To Estimate Cell Biovolume Using Image Analyzed Microscopy
Sieracki, ME Viles, CL Webb, KL
Sieracki, ME
Viles, CL
Webb, KL
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This paper describes an algorithm for calculating the biovolume of cells with simple shapes, such as bacteria, flagellates, and simple ciliates, from a 2-dimensional digital image. The method can be adapted to any image analysis system which allows access to the binary cell image-( i.e., the pixels, or (x,y) points, composing the cell. The cell image is rotated to a standard orientation (horizontal), inand a solid of revolution is calculated by digital integration. Verification and a critical assessment of the method are presented. The algorithm accounts for irregularities in cell shape that conventional methods based on length, width, and geometrical formulas do not.
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1989
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Biological Sciences Peer-Reviewed Articles, Bacteria, protist, biomass, digital image analysis
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Virginia Institute of Marine Science
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https://doi.org/10.1002/cyto.990100510