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 + See [workflow-calcium-imaging](https://github.com/datajoint/workflow-calcium-imaging) 
 repository for an example usage of `element-calcium-imaging`.
+
+## Installation
+
+To install this element:
+
+    pip install element-calcium-imaging
+    
+    
+A separate dependency is required: [***scanreader***](https://github.com/atlab/scanreader), to install:
+
+
+    pip install git+https://github.com/atlab/scanreader.git
+    
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 pyfftw
 imreg_dft
 sklearn
-h5py
-scanreader @ git+https://github.com/atlab/scanreader.git#egg=scanreader
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+h5py
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