Quantitative analysis of the swimming motions of C. elegans worms are of critical importance for many gene-related studies on aging. However no automated methods are currently in use. We present a novel training-based method that automatically tracks and segments multiple swimming worms, in challenging imaging conditions. The position of each worm is predicted by comparing its latest motion with a set of previous observations, and then adjusted laterally and longitudinally to fit the image. After segmentation, a variety of measures can be used to assess the evolution of swimming patterns over time, allowing a quantitative comparison of worm populations over their lifetime. The complete software is being evaluated for mass processing in biology laboratories. © 2008 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
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Restif, C., & Metaxas, D. (2008). Tracking the swimming motions of C. elegans Worms with applications in aging studies. In Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) (Vol. 5241 LNCS, pp. 35–42). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85988-8_5
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