Table 1 Summary of comparison to manual analysis and existing software
From: NeuriteQuant: An open source toolkit for high content screens of neuronal Morphogenesis
| Â | manual analysis | NeuriteQuant | Wu et al. | NeuriteIQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
correlation to manual analysis (Pearson's r) | N/A | 0.990 | 0.998 | 0.987 |
Z-factor | 0.29 | 0.53 | 0.29 | 0.087 |
analysis time (one 1k × 1k image) | >1 h | 10 sec1 8 sec2 | 40 sec2 | 3 min1 |
software requirements | ImageJ (free) NeuronJ (free) | ImageJ (free) | MATLAB (commercial) | MATLAB (commercial) |
availability | free | free, open-source | upon request to author | compiled program available online |