Learning to Transfer Microscopy Image Modalities
Abstract
Phase Contrast and Differential Interference Contrast (DIC) microscopy are two popular noninvasive techniques for monitoring live cells. Each of these two imaging modalities has its own advantages and disadvantages to visualize specimens, so biologists need these two complementary modalities together to analyze specimens. In this paper, we propose a novel data-driven learning method capable of transferring microscopy images from one imaging modality to the other imaging modality, reflecting the characteristics of specimens from different perspectives. For example, given a Phase Contrast microscope, we can transfer its images to the corresponding DIC images without using DIC microscope, vice versa. The preliminary experiments demonstrate that the image transfer approach can provide biologists a computational way to switch between microscopy imaging modalities, so biologists can combine the advantages of different imaging modalities to better visualize and analyze specimens over time, without purchasing all types of microscopy imaging modalities or switching between imaging systems back-and-forth during time-lapse experiments.
Recommended Citation
L. Han and Z. Yin, "Learning to Transfer Microscopy Image Modalities," Machine Vision and Applications, vol. 29, no. 8, pp. 1257 - 1267, Springer Verlag, Nov 2018.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00138-018-0946-7
Department(s)
Computer Science
Research Center/Lab(s)
INSPIRE - University Transportation Center
Second Research Center/Lab
Intelligent Systems Center
Keywords and Phrases
EM algorithm; Energy minimization; Factor analyzer; Image transfer; Microscopy image analysis
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0932-8092; 1432-1769
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2018 Springer Verlag, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Nov 2018
Comments
This project was supported by National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award IIS-1351049 and Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NSF EPSCoR) Grant IIA-1355406.