K-factor image deshadowing for three-dimensional fluorescence microscopy

Tali Ilovitsh*, Aryeh Weiss, Amihai Meiri, Carl G. Ebeling, Aliza Amiel, Hila Katz, Batya Mannasse-Green, Zeev Zalevsky

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Abstract

The ability to track single fluorescent particles within a three dimensional (3D) cellular environment can provide valuable insights into cellular processes. In this paper, we present a modified nonlinear image decomposition technique called K-factor that reshapes the 3D point spread function (PSF) of an XYZ image stack into a narrow Gaussian profile. The method increases localization accuracy by ∼60% with compare to regular Gaussian fitting, and improves minimal resolvable distance between overlapping PSFs by ∼50%. The algorithm was tested both on simulated data and experimentally.

Original languageEnglish
Article number13724
JournalScientific Reports
Volume5
DOIs
StatePublished - 3 Sep 2015
Externally publishedYes

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