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FIMTrack: An open source tracking and locomotion analysis software for small animals

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  • Benjamin Risse
  • Dimitri Berh
  • Nils Otto
  • Christian Klämbt
  • Xiaoyi Jiang

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Imaging and analyzing the locomotion behavior of small animals such as Drosophila larvae or C. elegans worms has become an integral subject of biological research. In the past we have introduced FIM, a novel imaging system feasible to extract high contrast images. This system in combination with the associated tracking software FIMTrack is already used by many groups all over the world. However, so far there has not been an in-depth discussion of the technical aspects. Here we elaborate on the implementation details of FIMTrack and give an in-depth explanation of the used algorithms. Among others, the software offers several tracking strategies to cover a wide range of different model organisms, locomotion types, and camera properties. Furthermore, the software facilitates stimuli-based analysis in combination with built-in manual tracking and correction functionalities. All features are integrated in an easy-to-use graphical user interface. To demonstrate the potential of FIMTrack we provide an evaluation of its accuracy using manually labeled data. The source code is available under the GNU GPLv3 at https://github.com/i-git/FIMTrack and pre-compiled binaries for Windows and Mac are available at http://fim.uni-muenster.de.

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  • Benjamin Risse & Dimitri Berh & Nils Otto & Christian Klämbt & Xiaoyi Jiang, 2017. "FIMTrack: An open source tracking and locomotion analysis software for small animals," PLOS Computational Biology, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(5), pages 1-15, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pcbi00:1005530
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005530
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