Colocalisation threshold

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Colocalisation threshold

Giulia Falivelli
Hi all,

I am new in Image J and I am trying to do a colocalization analysis using
the plugin "Colocalization thresholds" using the z-stack of my images (2
channels).
In some analysis I have some negatives output values for the Ch1 thresh and
Ch2 thresh or values like 13 and 21 that don't seem close to zero, but I
read in a tutorial that they need to be close to zero.
Besides, in some analysis the values for M1 and tM1 are the same.
Can somebody help me to understand these values, please?


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  Giulia
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Re: Colocalisation threshold

Ales Kladnik
Try what happens if you switch which stack you use for which channel.

I was just doing colocalization analyses this week, and I had a set,
that gave different thresholds when I switched channels - one was
negative in first case, and tM coefficients were 1, and after using
switched images for channels 1 and 2, both thresholds were positive, and
tM were low (the results should be low colocalization).

Also, it's better to use a ROI - make a freehand selection around your
cell(s).

The problem with auto thresholds may be if one of the images has high
background - correct this with Image-Adjust-Brightness&Contrast, and set
Minimum to a higher value, but not so high that you clip the low values,
Apply, Apply to all slices.

-Ales Kladnik

> I am new in Image J and I am trying to do a colocalization analysis using
> the plugin "Colocalization thresholds" using the z-stack of my images (2
> channels).
> In some analysis I have some negatives output values for the Ch1 thresh and
> Ch2 thresh or values like 13 and 21 that don't seem close to zero, but I
> read in a tutorial that they need to be close to zero.
> Besides, in some analysis the values for M1 and tM1 are the same.
> Can somebody help me to understand these values, please?