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A neural lens for super-resolution biological imaging

A neural lens for super-resolution biological imaging
A neural lens for super-resolution biological imaging
Visualizing structures smaller than the eye can see has been a driving force in scientific research since the invention of the optical microscope. Here, we use a network of neural networks to create a neural lens that has the ability to transform 20× optical microscope images into a resolution comparable to a 1500× scanning electron microscope image. In addition to magnification, the neural lens simultaneously identifies the types of objects present, and hence can label, colour-enhance and remove specific types of objects in the magnified image. The neural lens was used for the imaging of Iva xanthiifolia and Galanthus pollen grains, showing the potential for low cost, non-destructive, high-resolution microscopy with automatic image processing.
Grant-Jacob, James
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MacKay, Benita, Scout
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Xie, Yunhui
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Heath, Daniel J
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Loxham, Matthew
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Eason, Robert
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Mills, Benjamin
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Grant-Jacob, James
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Grant-Jacob, James, MacKay, Benita, Scout, Xie, Yunhui, Heath, Daniel J, Loxham, Matthew, Eason, Robert and Mills, Benjamin (2019) A neural lens for super-resolution biological imaging. Journal of Physics Communications. (doi:10.1088/2399-6528/ab267d).

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Abstract

Visualizing structures smaller than the eye can see has been a driving force in scientific research since the invention of the optical microscope. Here, we use a network of neural networks to create a neural lens that has the ability to transform 20× optical microscope images into a resolution comparable to a 1500× scanning electron microscope image. In addition to magnification, the neural lens simultaneously identifies the types of objects present, and hence can label, colour-enhance and remove specific types of objects in the magnified image. The neural lens was used for the imaging of Iva xanthiifolia and Galanthus pollen grains, showing the potential for low cost, non-destructive, high-resolution microscopy with automatic image processing.

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Accepted/In Press date: 31 May 2019
e-pub ahead of print date: 17 June 2019

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Local EPrints ID: 431978
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/431978
PURE UUID: 2e3eae6f-1e2a-47fd-87c2-a2272232fe8e
ORCID for James Grant-Jacob: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-4270-4247
ORCID for Benita, Scout MacKay: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-2050-8912
ORCID for Matthew Loxham: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-6459-538X
ORCID for Robert Eason: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-9704-2204
ORCID for Benjamin Mills: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1784-1012

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Date deposited: 25 Jun 2019 16:30
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 04:18

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Author: Benita, Scout MacKay ORCID iD
Author: Yunhui Xie
Author: Daniel J Heath
Author: Matthew Loxham ORCID iD
Author: Robert Eason ORCID iD
Author: Benjamin Mills ORCID iD

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