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This paper describes an image processing system, suitable for real time image understanding and the analysis of moving objects under the optical microscope, such as microorganisms orienting toward a source of light. The system consists of an optical microscope, a desktop computer, a commercially available image-processing hardware module plugged in the computer bus, a b/w TV-camera, video monitors, and special software developed for the use. The structure and the capability of this system are explained.
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Coltelli, P., Barsanti, L., Evangelista, V., Frassanito, A.M., Gualtieri, P. (2005). Time as the Fifth Dimension in Microscopy. In: Evangelista, V., Barsanti, L., Passarelli, V., Gualtieri, P. (eds) From Cells to Proteins: Imaging Nature across Dimensions. NATO Security through Science Series. Springer, Dordrecht . https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3616-7_16
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