Density profiles of biological specimens from Tiff files

Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 1991 Dec;36(4):185-9. doi: 10.1016/0169-2607(91)90088-b.

Abstract

A program for achieving density profiles of Tiff images is described. Densitometric analysis is performed applying a cross-lateral averaging and longitudinal interpolation along the image axis. These procedures may be adapted to a variable axis curvature, length, width and morphological resolution. Since the Tiff format is supported by all desktop scanners and a large number of frame-grabbing devices, the range of applications includes the analysis of light and electron micrographs, autoradiograms, chromatograms, and data from any kind of bidimensional medium or flat surface. A special feature is the possibility of retrieving data from published pictures taken from literature.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biology*
  • Data Display
  • Densitometry
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted*
  • Microcomputers
  • Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Software