Application Based on the Canny Edge Detection Algorithm for Recording Contractions of Isolated Cardiac Myocytes

The isolated cardiomyocyte preparation is amenable to several experimental approaches not suitable to the myocardial tissue, which has allowed the gain of important information on the pathophysiology of the cardiac muscle. Thus, the development of techniques for functional studies in this preparation is important. The goal of the present study was to develop a computer program to extract contraction traces generated by cyclic cell shortening from cardiomyocyte video image files.
Source: Computers in Biology and Medicine - Category: Bioinformatics Authors: Source Type: research