title: An introduction to Anatomical Image Digitizing System (AIDS).
abstract: We designed, constructed, and evaluated a prototype of a digital data management system for anatomical studies and education, named AIDS (Anatomical Image Digitizing System). By implementing the prototype systems, we intended to determine the technical and anatomical parameters required for such a system, and to attempt digital imaging analysis of morphology. We demonstrated that such systems can be used as a new morphological tool on a macroscopic level, particularly in mathematical image analysis, in comparative anatomy by organizing a database and by modifying images with graphic techniques, and in statistical discussions by manipulating large numbers of illustrations quickly. A 512 X 512 X 8 bit matrix is judged to be satisfactory for analyzing images mathematically and producing illustrations of bones, but higher quality tools are required to store anatomical figures with halftones in a good condition, and to prepare fine anatomical illustrations. Classifications of figures and formats of figure legends are necessary to standardize the storage of figures in the form of a database.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Masuda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yohro
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000716:Anatomy, Artistic; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008488:Medical Illustration; D008905:Minicomputers