New method uses artificial intelligence to improve cell image quality

SALK INSTITUTE (KUSI) – Scientists at the Salk Institute needed a way to improve low-quality images critical for seeing structures inside cells. Now, they have figured out how to use artificial intelligence to improve microscope images. Barriers to this included microscopes being extremely expensive, and even with those high-tech microscopes, the low light allowed for the absence of important detail. High amounts of light could damage the cells, making them unable to be studied. The solution uses "deep learning," in which computer software learns to recognize something and improve by studying examples.