|
|
|
| Montage |
|
This Montage module has a number of practical applications:
 | Stitching ("mosaicking") a number of images into one large image.
|
| Overlaying images acquired over time in order to see not only the magnitude but also the location of changes.
|
| Data fusion, when merging different image modalities.
|
| Reconstruction of entire volumes based on individual slices.
|
A number of tools are provided for obtaining optimal results when aligning two or more images: Translation, rotation, scaling and warping (or all of the above).
Any number of images can be added to the Montage area where they can be transformed to fit together:
Translation, rotation, scale and local deformation.
| | Image Stitching | |
When the camera field of view is not sufficiently large to cover the entire object, sub-images captured of different areas are easily stitched together:
| | Image overlaying | |
This feature is particularly useful in change detection over time or in merging of different image modalities. Images can be transformed individually and the results inspected using the adjustable transparency together with zooming and panning tools.
The example below is from a pharmacokinetic study showing the alignment of a cryo-section with an autoradiograph.
The autoradiograph (top left) and the light cryo-section (top right) are aligned and the transparency control allows to verify the result.
 |  |  |
| Scale, move and rotate. | Montage result. | Zoom on detail. |
|
| | Volume reconstruction | |
Individual image slides from different locations in an object are easily aligned and reconstructed into an image volume. The volume can be rotated, zoomed etc. to inspect the details.
Individual cryo sections of rat are reconstructed to form an image volume. The internal organs of the rat can be inspected using the 3D view.
|
Top of this page
|
|
|