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ReviewNature biotechnology2016

Challenges in long-term imaging and quantification of single-cell dynamics.

Stavroula Skylaki, Oliver Hilsenbeck, Timm Schroeder

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Review in Nature biotechnology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 108 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

108 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Stavroula SkylakiDepartment of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Basel, Switzerland.
Oliver HilsenbeckDepartment of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Basel, Switzerland.
Timm SchroederDepartment of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Basel, Switzerland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Continuous analysis of single cells, over several cell divisions and for up to weeks at a time, is crucial to deciphering rare, dynamic and heterogeneous cell responses, which would otherwise be missed by population or single-cell snapshot analysis. Although the field of long-term single-cell imaging, tracking and analysis is constantly advancing, several technical challenges continue to hinder wider implementation of this important approach. This is a particular problem for mammalian cells, where in vitro observation usually remains the only possible option for uninterrupted long-term, single-cell observation. Efforts must focus not only on identifying and maintaining culture conditions that support normal cellular behavior while allowing high-resolution imaging over time, but also on developing computational methods that enable semiautomatic analysis of the data. Solutions in microscopy hard- and software, computer vision and specialized theoretical methods for analysis of dynamic single-cell data will enable important discoveries in biology and beyond.

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AnimalsCell Physiological PhenomenaCell TrackingHumansImage EnhancementLongitudinal StudiesMicroscopyMolecular ImagingPattern Recognition, Automated

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PMID27824848

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