Table 1.
Comparison of FiloQuant with previously described filopodia analysis software
FiloDetect (Nilufar et al., 2013 )CellGeo (Tsygankov et al., 2014 )ADAPT (Barry et al., 2015 )FiloQuant (this study)
Requirement for proprietary software Yes (MATLAB) Yes (MATLAB) No (ImageJ) No (ImageJ) 
Analysis of single images Yes No No Yes 
Analysis of movies/filopodia tracking No Yes Yes Yes in combination with a freely available ImageJ plugin 
Optimized for single cells Yes Yes Yes Yes 
Optimized for cell sheets No No No Yes 
Quantification of filopodia length and number Yes Yes Yes Yes 
Quantification of edge length to measure filopodia density No Yes (indirectly) No Yes 
Options to improve faint filopodia detection No No No Yes 
Option to filter filopodia in function of size No Yes Yes Yes 
Option to filter filopodia in function of proximity to the cell or colony edge No No No Yes 
Batch mode available No Yes Yes Yes 
Customizable code (easily) No No No Yes 
Easy access to update No No Yes Yes 
Analysis of lamellipodia and/or blebs No Yes Yes No 
FiloDetect (Nilufar et al., 2013 )CellGeo (Tsygankov et al., 2014 )ADAPT (Barry et al., 2015 )FiloQuant (this study)
Requirement for proprietary software Yes (MATLAB) Yes (MATLAB) No (ImageJ) No (ImageJ) 
Analysis of single images Yes No No Yes 
Analysis of movies/filopodia tracking No Yes Yes Yes in combination with a freely available ImageJ plugin 
Optimized for single cells Yes Yes Yes Yes 
Optimized for cell sheets No No No Yes 
Quantification of filopodia length and number Yes Yes Yes Yes 
Quantification of edge length to measure filopodia density No Yes (indirectly) No Yes 
Options to improve faint filopodia detection No No No Yes 
Option to filter filopodia in function of size No Yes Yes Yes 
Option to filter filopodia in function of proximity to the cell or colony edge No No No Yes 
Batch mode available No Yes Yes Yes 
Customizable code (easily) No No No Yes 
Easy access to update No No Yes Yes 
Analysis of lamellipodia and/or blebs No Yes Yes No 

or Create an Account

Close Modal
Close Modal