PolishEM: image enhancement in FIB–SEM
Author(s) -
JoséJesús Fernández,
Teobaldo E. Torres,
Eva Martin-Solana,
Gerardo F. Goya,
María Rosario FernándezFernández
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
bioinformatics
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.599
H-Index - 390
eISSN - 1367-4811
pISSN - 1367-4803
DOI - 10.1093/bioinformatics/btaa218
Subject(s) - image (mathematics) , image enhancement , computer science , scanning electron microscope , materials science , computer vision , artificial intelligence , composite material
We have developed a software tool to improve the image quality in focused ion beam-scanning electron microscopy (FIB-SEM) stacks: PolishEM. Based on a Gaussian blur model, it automatically estimates and compensates for the blur affecting each individual image. It also includes correction for artifacts commonly arising in FIB-SEM (e.g. curtaining). PolishEM has been optimized for an efficient processing of huge FIB-SEM stacks on standard computers.
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