The MathWorks Announces Major Upgrade to MATLAB Image Processing Toolbox.Business/Technology Editors NATICK, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 18, 2001 -- New Functions Support Enhanced Image Analysis, Manipulation, and Additional Data Formats -- The MathWorks, Inc., the leading supplier of technical computing software for engineers and scientists, today announced the release of MATLAB (MATrix LABoratory) A programming language for technical computing from The MathWorks, Natick, MA (www.mathworks.com). Used for a wide variety of scientific and engineering calculations, especially for automatic control and signal processing, MATLAB runs on Windows, Mac and (R) Image Processing Toolbox 3, the latest version of the Company's offering for image processing and analysis. MathWorks customers can also solve challenging multidisciplinary problems using the Image Processing Toolbox in combination with other MATLAB Toolboxes such as Signal Processing, Wavelet (mathematics) wavelet - A waveform that is bounded in both frequency and duration. Wavelet tranforms provide an alternative to more traditional Fourier transforms used for analysing waveforms, e.g. sound. , Mapping, Neural Network, and Statistics. New features in the Image Processing Toolbox 3 include support for: --Grayscale Morphology: New tools for performing mathematical morphology operations on binary and grayscale In computing, a grayscale or greyscale digital image is an image in which the value of each pixel is a single sample. Displayed images of this sort are typically composed of shades of gray, varying from black at the weakest intensity to white at the strongest, though in images. New functions range from basic operators such as dilation dilation /di·la·tion/ (di-la´shun) 1. the act of dilating or stretching. 2. dilatation. di·la·tion n. 1. , erosion, opening and closing to advanced tools, including the watershed transform, Euclidean distance transforms, and reconstruction-based operators useful for analysis and segmentation. --Spatial Transformations: New functions for applying a variety of spatial transformations to images and points. Supported transform types include affine af·fine adj. Mathematics 1. Of or relating to a transformation of coordinates that is equivalent to a linear transformation followed by a translation. 2. Of or relating to the geometry of affine transformations. , projective pro·jec·tive adj. 1. Extending outward; projecting. 2. Relating to or made by projection. 3. Mathematics Designating a property of a geometric figure that does not vary when the figure undergoes projection. , polynomial polynomial, mathematical expression which is a finite sum, each term being a constant times a product of one or more variables raised to powers. With only one variable the general form of a polynomial is a0xn+a , piecewise linear, local weighted mean and user-defined. --Image Registration: New functions for registering (aligning) two images including an interactive control point selection tool, subpixel control-point refinement, and fast normalized cross correlation. --Deblurring: New fundamental algorithms for image deblurring. Algorithms include Lucy-Richardson, regularized and Wiener deblurring, each of which supports multidimensional problems. --DICOM File Format Support: New support for reading image data and metadata in DICOM (medical, standard) DICOM - (From Digital Imaging and COmmunications in Medicine) A standard developed by ACR-NEMA (American College of Radiology - National Electrical Manufacturer's Association) for communications between medical imaging devices. format, which is used for the storage of digital images in medical imaging. "As a long-time user of the Image Processing Toolbox, I am happy to see significant additions to Version 3 which will be useful in my research and development of new techniques for cardiac MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. ," said Peter Kellman of the National Institute of Health. "The medical imaging world is moving to the DICOM standard, therefore, this addition is essential to keeping the tool competitive. The new grayscale morphology functions will be important for advanced segmentation research. The geometric transformation tools are welcome to those of us who work with distorted images." "More than 10,000 customers are now using Image Processing Toolbox algorithms and MATLAB's array-based language and graphics," said Steve Eddins, Manager, Image Processing Development at The MathWorks. "The toolbox's added support for multidimensional image processing opens up new possibilities in fields ranging from medical imaging and physics to geoscience ge·o·sci·ence n. Any one of the sciences, such as geology or geochemistry, that deals with the earth. ge ." Image Processing Toolbox 3 requires MATLAB 6 and starts at $900. The toolbox is currently shipping for Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 95, 98, 2000, NT, Linux, and Unix. Quantity and education discounts are available. Additional information can be found on The MathWorks Web site at www.mathworks.com. About The MathWorks, Inc. The MathWorks develops technical computing software for engineers and scientists in industry and education. An extensive family of products, based on MATLAB and Simulink(R), provides high-productivity tools for solving challenging mathematical, computational, controls, and DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive and communications problems. The MathWorks products serve those in education and the following industries: automotive, aerospace, telecommunications and data communications, government, process industries, electronics, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, finance and economics, earth and planetary sciences, and instrumentation. Employing more than 700 people worldwide, The MathWorks was founded in 1984. Visit www.mathworks.com for more information. MATLAB and Simulink are registered trademarks of The MathWorks, Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. |
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