AnaSP: A software suite for automatic image analysis of multicellular spheroids. Issue 1 (April 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Piccinini, Filippo
• Is Part Of: Computer methods and programs in biomedicine. Volume 119:Issue 1(2015)
• Page Start: 43
• Page End: 52
• Publication Date: 2015-04
• Subjects: Medicine -- Computer programs -- Periodicals; Biology -- Computer programs -- Periodicals; Computers -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Médecine -- Logiciels -- Périodiques; Biologie -- Logiciels -- Périodiques; Biology -- Computer programs; Medicine -- Computer programs; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 610.28
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2015.02.006
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0169-2607

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">We present a new software suite to analyze brightfield images of spheroids.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010"> <italic>AnaSP</italic> estimates several morphological parameters in a very limited time.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">We proved the high accuracy of the segmentation method proposed.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">Both <italic>AnaSP</italic> source code and a standalone executable version are freely available.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0025"> <label></label> <p id="par0025">The GUI developed makes <italic>AnaSP</italic> effective even without expertise in computer vision.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>