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Contrast Transfer Function

The Contrast Transfer Function is a mathematical function in transmission electron microscopy that describes how the microscope's optical system modifies the phase and amplitude of electron waves, thereby determining the spatial frequency-dependent contrast in high-resolution images.

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2017–2026

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CTFFIND4: Fast and accurate defocus estimation from electron micrographs

Alexis Rohou, Nikolaus Grigorieff · Journal of Structural Biology · 2015 · 5.6K citations · Full text

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Gctf: Real-time CTF determination and correction

Kai Zhang · Journal of Structural Biology · 2015 · 4K citations · Full text

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Volta potential phase plate for in-focus phase contrast transmission electron microscopy

Radostin Danev, Bart Buijsse, Maryam Khoshouei et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2014 · 521 citations · Full text

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Analysis of cryo-electron microscopy images does not support the existence of 30-nm chromatin fibers in mitotic chromosomes in situ

Mikhail Eltsov, Kirsty MacLellan, Kazuhiro Maeshima et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2008 · 417 citations · Full text

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A Bayesian approach to single-particle electron cryo-tomography in RELION-4.0

Jasenko Zivanov, Zunlong Ke, Andriko von Kügelgen et al. · eLife · 2022 · 352 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. CÓ
    Carlos Óscar S. Sorzano

    Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Spain

    6 publications · 150 citations

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  2. PC
    Peter Cloetens

    European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, France

    6 publications · 460 citations

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  3. TS
    Tim Salditt

    University of Göttingen, Germany

    5 publications · 100 citations

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  4. JC
    J.M. Carazo

    Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Spain

    5 publications · 175 citations

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  5. RD
    Radostin Danev

    The University of Tokyo, Japan

    4 publications · 702 citations

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272

  1. MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    10 h-index

    29 publications

    9.8K citations

  2. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    15 publications

    1.6K citations

  3. Centro Nacional de Biotecnología

    Madrid, Spain

    5 h-index

    13 publications

    474 citations

  4. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    5 h-index

    13 publications

    668 citations

  5. University of Göttingen

    Göttingen, Germany

    5 h-index

    18 publications

    340 citations

  6. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

    Madrid, Spain

    5 h-index

    12 publications

    319 citations

  7. Medical Research Council

    London, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    5.1K citations

  8. Kodak (United States)

    Rochester, United States

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    281 citations

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  1. Ultramicroscopy

    23 publications · 1.3K citations

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  2. Optics Express

    11 publications · 515 citations

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  3. Journal of Microscopy

    10 publications · 318 citations

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  4. Journal of Structural Biology

    10 publications · 10.4K citations

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  5. Optics Letters

    9 publications · 434 citations

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