Deep Learning-Based Image Restoration and Super-Resolution for Fluorescence Microscopy: Overview and Resources.

Journal: Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)
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Abstract

Fluorescence microscopy is a key method for the visualization of cellular, subcellular, and molecular live-cell dynamics, enabling access to novel insights into mechanisms of health and disease. However, effects like phototoxicity, the fugitive nature of signals, photo bleaching, and method-inherent noise can degrade the achievable signal-to-noise ratio and image resolution. In recent years, deep learning (DL) approaches have been increasingly applied to remove these degradations. In this review, we give a brief overview over existing classical and DL approaches for denoising, deconvolution, and computational super-resolution of fluorescence microscopy data. We summarize existing open-source databases within these fields as well as code repositories related to corresponding publications and further contribute an example project for DL-based image denoising, which provides a low barrier entry into DL coding and respective applications. In summary, we supply interested researchers with tools to apply or develop DL applications in live-cell imaging and foster research participation in this field.

Authors

  • David Lohr
    Chair of Cellular and Molecular Imaging, Comprehensive Heart Failure Center (CHFC), University Hospital Würzburg, Am Schwarzenberg 15, 97078, Würzburg, Germany.
  • Lina Meyer
    Institute for Applied Medical Informatics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
  • Lena-Marie Woelk
    Institute for Applied Medical Informatics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
  • Dejan Kovacevic
    Institute for Applied Medical Informatics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
  • Björn-Philipp Diercks
    The Calcium Signalling Group, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
  • Rene Werner