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. 2017 Feb 6;7:41633. doi: 10.1038/srep41633

Figure 1. Schematic block diagram of the 3-step TFM process.

Figure 1

During each of the three steps (imaging, tracking and force calculation), several experimental and numerical parameters can influence the calculated traction force. Therefore, low-quality imaging and noisy data will inherently lead to an error propagation/-accumulation and deteriorate the quality and accuracy of the resulting traction maps.