title: LaboImage: a workstation environment for research in image processing and analysis.
abstract: Numerous images are produced daily in biomedical research. In order to extract relevant and useful results, various processing and analysis steps are mandatory. The present paper describes a new, powerful and user-friendly image analysis system: LaboImage. In addition to standard image processing modules. LaboImage also contains various specialized tools. These multiple processing modules and tools are first introduced. A one-dimensional gel analysis method is then described. The new concept of 'normalized virtual one-dimensional gel' is introduced, making comparisons between gels particularly easy. This normalized gel is obtained by compensating for the bending of the lanes automatically; no information loss is incurred in the process. Finally, the model of interaction in a multi-window environment is discussed. LaboImage is designed to run in two ways: interactively, using menus and panels; and in batch mode by means of user-defined macros. Examples are given to illustrate the potentialities of the software.
authors.affiliation: Centre Universitaire d'Informatique (CUI), Faculty of Sciences, University of Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jacot-Descombes
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Todorov
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Hochstrasser
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pellegrini
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pun
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001345:Autoradiography / Q000379:methods; D003199:Computer Systems; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D012984:Software; D012985:Software Design; D014584:User-Computer Interface