CRi Launches Advanced Tissue Image Analysis Software.Automated Image Processing image processing Set of computational techniques for analyzing, enhancing, compressing, and reconstructing images. Its main components are importing, in which an image is captured through scanning or digital photography; analysis and manipulation of the image, accomplished Breakthrough Offers Speed and Ease-of-Use WOBURN, Mass. -- Cambridge Research & Instrumentation, Inc. (CRi), a leader in biomedical bi·o·med·i·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to biomedicine. 2. Of, relating to, or involving biological, medical, and physical sciences. imaging, today announced the launch of inForm[TM], advanced image analysis software based on the company's proprietary Machine Learning System (MLS See multilevel security. ). inForm solves biologists' and cancer researchers' challenging image analysis problems by combining fast and easy-to-use automated image processing with advanced learning features that enable the user to train the software to process images automatically. inForm detects and quantifies tissue structures and protein markers within individual cells in tissue sections stained with conventional histochemical and immunohistochemical methods. Through this technology, in combination with CRi's multispectral imaging systems, cancer researchers and biologists can identify and evaluate multiple markers within a single sample. With conventional analytical approaches, overlapping multiple markers blend together into indistinguishable masses of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color . inForm allows researchers to have an unparalleled understanding of complex expressions and interactions within a single tissue sample. Through its user-friendly interface and short training time, researchers are able to develop reliable algorithms in a matter of minutes A Matter of Minutes is an episode from the television series The New Twilight Zone. Cast
inForm is currently in use by numerous research and academic organizations, including the University of Pennsylvania (body, education) University of Pennsylvania - The home of ENIAC and Machiavelli. http://upenn.edu/. Address: Philadelphia, PA, USA. and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. "The combination of multispectral imaging and pattern-recognition based image analysis create a powerful tool for extracting key molecular information from tissue samples," said Massimo Loda, pathology researcher at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. "The information revealed using CRi's inForm product enables a wide range of clinically-significant research." "We are very excited to be able to offer inForm's advanced technology to the cancer research and biologist communities," says CRi President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , George Abe. "Automated image analyses, especially reliable quantitation of proteins in tissue sections, play key roles in pre-clinical and clinical studies. This breakthrough will greatly facilitate this area of research.' About CRi, Inc. Cambridge Research & Instrumentation (CRi) develops and markets optical imaging systems to advance biomedical research Biomedical research (or experimental medicine), in general simply known as medical research, is the basic research or applied research conducted to aid the body of knowledge in the field of medicine. and molecular-based drug and diagnostic development. CRi's patented systems enable researchers and clinicians to quantitate quan·ti·tate tr.v. quan·ti·tat·ed, quan·ti·tat·ing, quan·ti·tates To determine or measure the quantity of. [Back-formation from quantitative (analysis). multiple disease and drug response markers in intact tissue samples, at a cellular level or in living small animals. CRi's products integrate a unique multispectral imaging technology with proprietary image analysis algorithms to achieve unparalleled accuracy and sensitivity, rapidly and cost-effectively. CRi's award-winning systems include Nuance[TM] for multispectral imaging on brightfield and fluorescence microscopes; inForm[TM] automated image analysis software; Vectra[TM] for high-throughput slide imaging and analysis; and Maestro[TM] for in-vivo optical imaging. Learn more at www.cri-inc.com. |
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