A FRAMEWORK FOR 4-D BIOMEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING, VISUALIZATION AND ANALYSIS

Matteo Campana, Barbara Rizzi, Camilo Melani, Paul Bourgine, Nadine Peyriéras, Alessandro Sarti

2008

Abstract

Today, studies on biological systems are often realized acquiring, processing and analyzing 3D-time lapse images. Different structures of the organism can be simultaneously observed by acquiring multi-channel image datasets. In this paper we present a software framework that aims at providing support for managing these kinds of multidimensional images, designing and validating new image processing algorithms, and analyzing processed images through different visualization techniques. We present a real scenario where the framework has been used for the detection and segmentation of biological cell membranes and nuclei imaged from live zebrafish embryos.

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Campana M., Rizzi B., Melani C., Bourgine P., Peyriéras N. and Sarti A. (2008). A FRAMEWORK FOR 4-D BIOMEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING, VISUALIZATION AND ANALYSIS . In Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - Volume 1: GRAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2008) ISBN 978-989-8111-20-3, pages 403-408. DOI: 10.5220/0001096204030408


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@conference{grapp08,
author={Matteo Campana and Barbara Rizzi and Camilo Melani and Paul Bourgine and Nadine Peyriéras and Alessandro Sarti},
title={A FRAMEWORK FOR 4-D BIOMEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING, VISUALIZATION AND ANALYSIS},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - Volume 1: GRAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2008)},
year={2008},
pages={403-408},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0001096204030408},
isbn={978-989-8111-20-3},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - Volume 1: GRAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2008)
TI - A FRAMEWORK FOR 4-D BIOMEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING, VISUALIZATION AND ANALYSIS
SN - 978-989-8111-20-3
AU - Campana M.
AU - Rizzi B.
AU - Melani C.
AU - Bourgine P.
AU - Peyriéras N.
AU - Sarti A.
PY - 2008
SP - 403
EP - 408
DO - 10.5220/0001096204030408