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. 2018 Sep 3;74(Pt 9):814–840. doi: 10.1107/S2059798318009324

Table 2. Summary of map resolution estimates.

Metric Objects used Purpose Values Meaning, possible actions
d FSC Half-maps Highest resolution at which the experimental data are confident The higher the better Resolution determined using half-maps method
d 99 Map Resolution cutoff beyond which Fourier coefficients are negligibly small d 99d FSC Expected values
d 99 < d FSC Verify d FSC; omit coefficients with d 99d < d FSC
d 99 >> d FSC Sharpen the map
d model Map and model Resolution cutoff at which the model map is the most similar to the target map d modeld FSC Expected values
d model < d FSC Verify d FSC; check ADP (too large?); validate map details
d model >> d FSC Sharpen the map
d model << d 99 Check ADP (too large?)
d model >> d 99 Check ADP (too small?); check the model
d FSC_model Map and model Resolution cutoff up to which the model and map Fourier coefficients are similar d FSC_modeld FSC Expected values
d FSC_model < d FSC Verify d FSC; omit coefficients with d FSC_modeld < d FSC
d FSC_modeld FSC Sharpen the map
d FSC_model >> d model Omit coefficients with d modeld < d FSC_model
d FSC_model << d model Sharpen the map