Live-cell tracking in time-lapse sequences

Title: Live-cell tracking in time-lapse sequences Author: Tomáš Zámečník Department: Department of Software and Computer Science Education Supervisor: RNDr. Michal Šorel Ph.D., Oddělení zpracování obrazu ÚTIA AV ČR Abstract: This diploma thesis deals with methods of tracking particles in image sequences. It's goal is to design and implement a complete system for tracking of live cells, their motion and division. The thesis uses conclusions of published scientific papers, studies their application and analyzes possibilities for their mo- difications or improvement. As a result, there are two applications. First of them is a demonstrational pro- gram, provided as an attachment of this thesis. Second implementation is a mo- dule of commercial software NIS-Elements, by Laboratory Imaging, Ltd., which is used by both scientific and commercial institutions in the whole world. Keywords: cell tracking, particle tracking, cell division