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== Automated mosaicking and feature tracking in Electron Microscopy data ==

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==== Goals ====

# Develop a set of tools for automated assembly of electron microscopy mosaic composed of hundreds of high resolution (4000x4000) image tiles.
# Develop a set of tools for automated registration of assembled mosaics (slices) into a volume.
# Develop an application for user-guided feature tracking and annotation within a volume.

==== Current Status ====

# The prototype mosaicking toolkit has been successfully tested on automated assembly of a mosaic of 12 high resolution (3000x4000) EM images.

==== Current Tools ====

# Automated image cropper used to correct for rotation errors and to remove image borders (relies on strong assumptions on image structure).
# Fast mosaic layout estimator using correlation in the Fourier domain.
# Mosaic refinement tool used to correct for optical and mechanical warping in the mosaic image tiles via a 2D bivariate polynomial transform.
# A tool for assembling a mosaic for viewing from a set of images and corresponding transforms.

==== Team Members ====

* Tolga Tasdizen - University of Utah
* Liz Jurrus - University of Utah
* Paul Koshevoy - University of Utah