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Single-particle tracking: connecting the dots

Algorithms for analyzing single-particle tracking images to obtain the paths of individual particles are challenged by high-density data. Improvements in algorithms help to overcome these limitations.

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Figure 1: Schematic drawing of an SPT experiment.

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Saxton, M. Single-particle tracking: connecting the dots. Nat Methods 5, 671–672 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth0808-671

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