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Machine learning for 3D microscopy

Artificial neural networks have been combined with microscopy to visualize the 3D structure of biological cells. This could lead to solutions for difficult imaging problems, such as the multiple scattering of light.

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Figure 1: 3D image reconstruction with artificial neural networks.

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Waller, L., Tian, L. Machine learning for 3D microscopy. Nature 523, 416–417 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/523416a

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