Verkhovsky, AlexanderSbalzarini, Ivo FabianAmbuehl, Mark Etienne2013-05-272013-05-27201310.5075/epfl-thesis-5752https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/92431urn:nbn:ch:bel-epfl-thesis5752-5encell motilitycell polarizationfish epidermal keratocytephase-contrast microscopyedge detectionnear-optimal thresholdinglevel-set segmentationsymmetry breakingcytoskeletal dynamicsactinmyosin IIcell polarityparticle image velocimetry (PIV)modelingtop-down modelAnalysis and modeling of edge dynamics in polarizing and migrating cellsthesis::doctoral thesis