Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, Volume. 17, Issue 6, 2450011(2024)

A generalized deep neural network approach for improving resolution of fluorescence microscopy images

Zichen Jin, Qing He, Yang Liu, and Kaige Wang*
Author Affiliations
  • State Key Laboratory of Cultivation Base for Photoelectric Technology and Functional Materials, National Center for International Research of Photoelectric Technology & Nano-Functional Materials and Application, Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic Technology of Shaanxi Province, Institute of Photonics and Photon-Technology, Northwest University, Xi’an 710127, P. R. China
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    Deep learning is capable of greatly promoting the progress of super-resolution imaging technology in terms of imaging and reconstruction speed, imaging resolution, and imaging flux. This paper proposes a deep neural network based on a generative adversarial network (GAN). The generator employs a U-Net-based network, which integrates DenseNet for the downsampling component. The proposed method has excellent properties, for example, the network model is trained with several different datasets of biological structures; the trained model can improve the imaging resolution of different microscopy imaging modalities such as confocal imaging and wide-field imaging; and the model demonstrates a generalized ability to improve the resolution of different biological structures even out of the datasets. In addition, experimental results showed that the method improved the resolution of caveolin-coated pits (CCPs) structures from 264nm to 138nm, a 1.91-fold increase, and nearly doubled the resolution of DNA molecules imaged while being transported through microfluidic channels.

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Mar. 27, 2024

    Accepted: May. 8, 2024

    Published Online: Nov. 13, 2024

    The Author Email: Kaige Wang (wangkg@nwu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1142/S1793545824500111

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