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A Software System for Interactive and Quantitative Analysis of Biomedical Images

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3D Imaging in Medicine

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NATO ASI F,volume 60))

Abstract

A comprehensive software system called ANALYZE has been developed which permits detailed investigation and structured evaluation of 3-D and 4-D biomedical images. This software system can be used with any 3-D imaging modality, including x-ray computed tomography, radionuclide emission tomography, ultrasound tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and both light and electron microscopy. The system is a synergistic integration of fully interactive modules for direct display, manipulation and measurement of multidimensional image data. Several original algorithms have been developed to optimize the tradeoffs between image display efficiency and quality. One of these is a versatile, interactive volume rendering algorithm. The inclusion of a variety of semiautomatic segmentation, quantitative mensuration, and process design tools (macros) significantly extends the usefulness of the software. It can be used as a “visualization workshop” to prototype custom applications. ANALYZE runs on standard UNIX computers without special-purpose hardware, which has facilitated its implementation on a variety of popular workstations, in both standalone and distributed network configurations.

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  1. Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA

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  1. Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science in Medicine, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, D-2000, Hamburg 20, Germany

    Karl Heinz Höhne

  2. Department of Computer Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA

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Robb, R.A. (1990). A Software System for Interactive and Quantitative Analysis of Biomedical Images. In: Höhne, K.H., Fuchs, H., Pizer, S.M. (eds) 3D Imaging in Medicine. NATO ASI Series, vol 60. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84211-5_22

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