Όνομα Περιοδικού:e-Journal of Science & Technology e-Περιοδικό Επιστήμης & Τεχνολογίας
Cellular and molecular biology seek to understand complex cellular functions and cell
interaction with the environment. To achieve this, different real-time and in situ processes
must be described. Digital deconvolution microscopy is one of the most powerful tools
used previous to the analyses and quantification of cell molecules. It uses the microscopy
system’s optical transfer function to quantify the image degradation produced by lens
aberrations. The deconvolution process allows the reconstruction of three-dimensional
images that can be then visualized and quantified. The quality of three-dimensional
reconstruction depends on the type of deconvolution algorithm used. Linear
deconvolution algorithms have shown to be useful when high processing speed is
necessary. However, the inversion process involved produces noise amplification. On the
other hand, iterative algorithms are more realistic since they work on an estimator that
permits the quantification of the level of restoration achieved in every cycle. In this paper
we show the results of an evaluation of a particular implementation of an iterative
algorithm based on the Van Cittert update scheme. The algorithm was tested on images of
biological specimens. Results obtained show that the algorithm conserves intensities,
decreases low frequency information and does not amplify high frequencies.