Time-Dependent Image Restoration of Low-SNR Live-Cell Ca<sup>2</sup> Fluorescence Microscopy Data

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Autores principales: Lena-Marie Woelk, Sukanya A. Kannabiran , Valerie J. Brock , Christine E. Gee , Christian Lohr , Andreas H. Guse , Björn-Philipp Diercks , René Werner
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:d866c1d7c1a5432ab339cbd65077aec02021-11-11T17:14:30ZTime-Dependent Image Restoration of Low-SNR Live-Cell Ca<sup>2</sup> Fluorescence Microscopy Data10.3390/ijms2221117921422-00671661-6596https://doaj.org/article/d866c1d7c1a5432ab339cbd65077aec02021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/21/11792https://doaj.org/toc/1661-6596https://doaj.org/toc/1422-0067Live-cell Ca<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msup><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn><mo>+</mo></mrow></msup></semantics></math></inline-formula> fluorescence microscopy is a cornerstone of cellular signaling analysis and imaging. The demand for high spatial and temporal imaging resolution is, however, intrinsically linked to a low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the acquired spatio-temporal image data, which impedes on the subsequent image analysis. Advanced deconvolution and image restoration algorithms can partly mitigate the corresponding problems but are usually defined only for <i>static</i> images. Frame-by-frame application to spatio-temporal image data neglects inter-frame contextual relationships and temporal consistency of the imaged biological processes. Here, we propose a variational approach to <i>time-dependent</i> image restoration built on entropy-based regularization specifically suited to process low- and lowest-SNR fluorescence microscopy data. The advantage of the presented approach is demonstrated by means of four datasets: synthetic data for in-depth evaluation of the algorithm behavior; two datasets acquired for analysis of initial Ca<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msup><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn><mo>+</mo></mrow></msup></semantics></math></inline-formula> microdomains in T-cells; finally, to illustrate the transferability of the methodical concept to different applications, one dataset depicting spontaneous Ca<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msup><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn><mo>+</mo></mrow></msup></semantics></math></inline-formula> signaling in jGCaMP7b-expressing astrocytes. To foster re-use and reproducibility, the source code is made publicly available.Lena-Marie WoelkSukanya A. Kannabiran Valerie J. Brock Christine E. Gee Christian Lohr Andreas H. Guse Björn-Philipp Diercks René WernerMDPI AGarticleCa<sup>2+</sup> imagingfluorescence microscopylive-cell imaginglow signal-to-noise ratiodeconvolutionimage restorationBiology (General)QH301-705.5ChemistryQD1-999ENInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 22, Iss 11792, p 11792 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Ca<sup>2+</sup> imaging
fluorescence microscopy
live-cell imaging
low signal-to-noise ratio
deconvolution
image restoration
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Chemistry
QD1-999
spellingShingle Ca<sup>2+</sup> imaging
fluorescence microscopy
live-cell imaging
low signal-to-noise ratio
deconvolution
image restoration
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Chemistry
QD1-999
Lena-Marie Woelk
Sukanya A. Kannabiran 
Valerie J. Brock 
Christine E. Gee 
Christian Lohr 
Andreas H. Guse 
Björn-Philipp Diercks 
René Werner
Time-Dependent Image Restoration of Low-SNR Live-Cell Ca<sup>2</sup> Fluorescence Microscopy Data
description Live-cell Ca<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msup><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn><mo>+</mo></mrow></msup></semantics></math></inline-formula> fluorescence microscopy is a cornerstone of cellular signaling analysis and imaging. The demand for high spatial and temporal imaging resolution is, however, intrinsically linked to a low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the acquired spatio-temporal image data, which impedes on the subsequent image analysis. Advanced deconvolution and image restoration algorithms can partly mitigate the corresponding problems but are usually defined only for <i>static</i> images. Frame-by-frame application to spatio-temporal image data neglects inter-frame contextual relationships and temporal consistency of the imaged biological processes. Here, we propose a variational approach to <i>time-dependent</i> image restoration built on entropy-based regularization specifically suited to process low- and lowest-SNR fluorescence microscopy data. The advantage of the presented approach is demonstrated by means of four datasets: synthetic data for in-depth evaluation of the algorithm behavior; two datasets acquired for analysis of initial Ca<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msup><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn><mo>+</mo></mrow></msup></semantics></math></inline-formula> microdomains in T-cells; finally, to illustrate the transferability of the methodical concept to different applications, one dataset depicting spontaneous Ca<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msup><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn><mo>+</mo></mrow></msup></semantics></math></inline-formula> signaling in jGCaMP7b-expressing astrocytes. To foster re-use and reproducibility, the source code is made publicly available.
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author Lena-Marie Woelk
Sukanya A. Kannabiran 
Valerie J. Brock 
Christine E. Gee 
Christian Lohr 
Andreas H. Guse 
Björn-Philipp Diercks 
René Werner
author_facet Lena-Marie Woelk
Sukanya A. Kannabiran 
Valerie J. Brock 
Christine E. Gee 
Christian Lohr 
Andreas H. Guse 
Björn-Philipp Diercks 
René Werner
author_sort Lena-Marie Woelk
title Time-Dependent Image Restoration of Low-SNR Live-Cell Ca<sup>2</sup> Fluorescence Microscopy Data
title_short Time-Dependent Image Restoration of Low-SNR Live-Cell Ca<sup>2</sup> Fluorescence Microscopy Data
title_full Time-Dependent Image Restoration of Low-SNR Live-Cell Ca<sup>2</sup> Fluorescence Microscopy Data
title_fullStr Time-Dependent Image Restoration of Low-SNR Live-Cell Ca<sup>2</sup> Fluorescence Microscopy Data
title_full_unstemmed Time-Dependent Image Restoration of Low-SNR Live-Cell Ca<sup>2</sup> Fluorescence Microscopy Data
title_sort time-dependent image restoration of low-snr live-cell ca<sup>2</sup> fluorescence microscopy data
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/d866c1d7c1a5432ab339cbd65077aec0
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