Biological imaging software tools

KW Eliceiri, MR Berthold, IG Goldberg, L Ibáñez… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
Nature methods, 2012nature.com
Few technologies are more widespread in modern biological laboratories than imaging.
Recent advances in optical technologies and instrumentation are providing hitherto
unimagined capabilities. Almost all these advances have required the development of
software to enable the acquisition, management, analysis and visualization of the imaging
data. We review each computational step that biologists encounter when dealing with digital
images, the inherent challenges and the overall status of available software for bioimage …
Abstract
Few technologies are more widespread in modern biological laboratories than imaging. Recent advances in optical technologies and instrumentation are providing hitherto unimagined capabilities. Almost all these advances have required the development of software to enable the acquisition, management, analysis and visualization of the imaging data. We review each computational step that biologists encounter when dealing with digital images, the inherent challenges and the overall status of available software for bioimage informatics, focusing on open-source options.
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