Deep convolutional neural network image processing method providing improved signal-to-noise ratios in electron holography

Abstract An image identification method was developed with the aid of a deep convolutional neural network (CNN) and applied to the analysis of inorganic particles using electron holography. Despite significant variation in the shapes of α-Fe2O3 particles that were observed by transmission electron m...

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Published in:Microscopy 2021-10, Vol.70 (5), p.442-449
Main Authors: Asari, Yusuke, Terada, Shohei, Tanigaki, Toshiaki, Takahashi, Yoshio, Shinada, Hiroyuki, Nakajima, Hiroshi, Kanie, Kiyoshi, Murakami, Yasukazu
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Language:English
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Summary:Abstract An image identification method was developed with the aid of a deep convolutional neural network (CNN) and applied to the analysis of inorganic particles using electron holography. Despite significant variation in the shapes of α-Fe2O3 particles that were observed by transmission electron microscopy, this CNN-based method could be used to identify isolated, spindle-shaped particles that were distinct from other particles that had undergone pairing and/or agglomeration. The averaging of images of these isolated particles provided a significant improvement in the phase analysis precision of the electron holography observations. This method is expected to be helpful in the analysis of weak electromagnetic fields generated by nanoparticles showing only small phase shifts.
ISSN:2050-5698
2050-5701
DOI:10.1093/jmicro/dfab012