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  • Super-resolution structured-illumination microscopy (SIM) offers enhanced resolution beyond the diffraction limit.
  • Practical SIM application is limited by sensitivity to imaging conditions and reconstruction artifacts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce FlexSIM, a flexible SIM reconstruction method designed for challenging imaging data.
  • To demonstrate FlexSIM's capability in handling distorted patterns, high noise levels, and out-of-focus fluorescence.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a flexible reconstruction algorithm for SIM data.
  • Testing FlexSIM on datasets with known imaging artifacts and noise.

Main Results:

  • FlexSIM effectively handles distorted illumination patterns in SIM.
  • The method demonstrates robust performance in high-noise conditions typical of live-cell imaging.
  • FlexSIM successfully reconstructs SIM data with out-of-focus fluorescence.

Conclusions:

  • FlexSIM provides a robust solution for challenging SIM data reconstruction.
  • The method achieves state-of-the-art performance across diverse SIM datasets.
  • FlexSIM enhances the practical utility of super-resolution microscopy.