Cell Lineage Visualisation

dc.contributor.authorPretorius, A. Johannesen_US
dc.contributor.authorKhan, Imtiaz A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorErrington, Rachel J.en_US
dc.contributor.editorH. Carr, K.-L. Ma, and G. Santuccien_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-22T12:50:45Z
dc.date.available2015-05-22T12:50:45Z
dc.date.issued2015en_US
dc.description.abstractCell lineages describe the developmental history of cell populations and are produced by combining time-lapse imaging and image processing. Biomedical researchers study cell lineages to understand fundamental processes such as cell differentiation and the pharmacodynamic action of anticancer agents. Yet, the interpretation of cell lineages is hindered by their complexity and insufficient capacity for visual analysis. We present a novel approach for interactive visualisation of cell lineages. Based on an understanding of cellular biology and live-cell imaging methodology, we identify three requirements: multimodality (cell lineages combine spatial, temporal, and other properties), symmetry (related to lineage branching structure), and synchrony (related to temporal alignment of cellular events). We address these by combining visual summaries of the spatiotemporal behaviour of an arbitrary number of lineages, including variation from average behaviour, with node-link representations that emphasise the presence or absence of symmetry and synchrony. We illustrate the merit of our approach by presenting a real-world case study where the cytotoxic action of the anticancer drug topotecan was determined.en_US
dc.description.number3en_US
dc.description.sectionheadersBiomedical Visualizationen_US
dc.description.seriesinformationComputer Graphics Forumen_US
dc.description.volume34en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/cgf.12614en_US
dc.identifier.pages021-030en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/cgf.12614en_US
dc.publisherThe Eurographics Association and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.en_US
dc.subjectI.3.8 [Computer Graphics]en_US
dc.subjectApplicationsen_US
dc.subjectJ.3 [Computer Applications]en_US
dc.subjectLife and medical sciencesen_US
dc.subjectBiology and geneticsen_US
dc.titleCell Lineage Visualisationen_US
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