OpenCASA: A new open-source and scalable tool for sperm quality analysis.

ABSTRACT: In the field of assisted reproductive techniques (ART), computer-assisted sperm analysis (CASA) systems have proved their utility and potential for assessing sperm quality, improving the prediction of the fertility potential of a seminal dose. Although most laboratories and scientific centers use commercial systems, in the recent years certain free and open-source alternatives have emerged that can reduce the costs that research groups have to face. However, these open-source alternatives cannot analyze sperm kinetic responses to different stimuli, such as chemotaxis, thermotaxis or rheotaxis. In addition, the programs released to date have not usually been designed to encourage the scalability and the continuity of software development. We have developed an open-source CASA software, call

SUBMITTER: Alquezar-Baeta C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6355034 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature