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An optimal control approach to cell tracking

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posted on 2023-06-08, 20:01 authored by K Blazakis, C C Reyes-Aldasoro, Vanessa StylesVanessa Styles, Chandrasekhar VenkataramanChandrasekhar Venkataraman, Anotida MadzvamuseAnotida Madzvamuse
Cell tracking is of vital importance in many biological studies, hence robust cell tracking algorithms are needed for inference of dynamic features from (static) in vivo and in vitro experimental imaging data of cells migrating. In recent years much attention has been focused on the modelling of cell motility from physical principles and the development of state-of-the art numerical methods for the simulation of the model equations. Despite this, the vast majority of cell tracking algorithms proposed to date focus solely on the imaging data itself and do not attempt to incorporate any physical knowledge on cell migration into the tracking procedure. In this study, we present a mathematical approach for cell tracking, in which we formulate the cell tracking problem as an inverse problem for fitting a mathematical model for cell motility to experimental imaging data. The novelty of this approach is that the physics underlying the model for cell migration is encoded in the tracking algorithm. To illustrate this we focus on an example of Zebrafish (Danio rerio's larvae) Neutrophil migration and contrast an ad-hoc approach to cell tracking based on interpolation with the model fitting approach we propose in this study.

Funding

Mathematical Modelling and Analysis of Spatial Patterning on Evolving Surfaces; G0872; EPSRC-ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL; EP/J016780/1

Unravelling new mathematics for 3D cell migration; G1438; LEVERHULME TRUST; RPG-2014-149

History

Publication status

  • Published

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Journal

Proceedings of the Inverse Problems from Theory to Applications Conference (IPTA2014)

ISSN

978-0-7503-1106-9

Publisher

IOP Publishing Ltd

Page range

74-77

Book title

Proceedings of the Inverse Problems from Theory to Applications Conference (IPTA2014)

ISBN

9780750311069

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  • Mathematics Publications

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  • Yes

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Editors

Simon Arridge, Alfred K Louis, Bill Rundell

Legacy Posted Date

2015-02-13

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2016-03-22

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2016-03-22

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