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. 2014 Jun 9;9(6):e98762. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0098762

Table 1. False tracking rate of selected MCF-10A, MCF-7, and MDA-MB-231 cells.

Cell lines Total tracking event a False association event b Loss of tracking event c Overall false tracking rate
MCF-10A 73672 95 (0.13%) 8 (0.01%) 103 (0.14%)
MCF-7 39795 13 (0.03%) 4(0.01%) 17 (0.04%)
MDA-MB-231 28520 22 (0.08%) 7(0.02%) 29 (0.10%)
a

Total tracking event is the sum of the all cell-tracking events over the total selected cells that underwent an entire cell cycle. bFalse association is mostly due to false detection of cell division, rapid change of cell locations among multiple interacting cells. cLost tracking is mainly due to low image contrast, abrupt motion due to rapid contraction of focal adhesion. Note that cells moving out the field-of-view were not counted as false tracking events.