A divide and conquer strategy for the maximum likelihood localization of low intensity objects

作者:Krull Alexander*; Steinborn Andre; Ananthanarayanan Vaishnavi; Ramunno Johnson Damien; Petersohn Uwe; Tolic Norrelykke Iva M
来源:Optics Express, 2014, 22(1): 210-228.
DOI:10.1364/OE.22.000210

摘要

In cell biology and other fields the automatic accurate localization of sub-resolution objects in images is an important tool. The signal is often corrupted by multiple forms of noise, including excess noise resulting from the amplification by an electron multiplying charge-coupled device (EMCCD). Here we present our novel Nested Maximum Likelihood Algorithm (NMLA), which solves the problem of localizing multiple overlapping emitters in a setting affected by excess noise, by repeatedly solving the task of independent localization for single emitters in an excess noise-free system. NMLA dramatically improves scalability and robustness, when compared to a general purpose optimization technique. Our method was successfully applied for in vivo localization of fluorescent proteins.

  • 出版日期2014-1-13