Hi Joan,

try these 2 open source freeware softwares

http://www.bioimagexd.net 	BioImageXD
http://pacific.mpi-cbg.de		FIJI -  is just ImageJ (Batteries Included  
- and with a working 3D viewer plugin)

i can help you with both!

cheers

Dan


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> Date:    Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:25:18 +0800
> From:    Joan Sim <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: 3D volume rendering and measurement
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> Dear all,
>
> I am completely new to image analysis from confocal microscopy and I  
> would
> like to seek advices about which softwares to use for 3D volume  
> rendering
> and calculation of the volume after obtaining Z-stacks of  
> immunostained
> Drosophila larvae brains. I briefly know that ImageJ (free) and Amira
> (expensive) are some of the available softwares, but can ImageJ  
> perform 3D
> volume rendering and calculation?
>
> I would greatly appreciate any advices given. Thank you!
>
> Best regards,
> Joan, PhD student
> Singapore

Dr. Daniel James White BSc. (Hons.) PhD
Senior Microscopist / Image Visualisation, Processing and Analysis
Light Microscopy and Image Processing Facilities
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
Pfotenhauerstrasse 108
01307 DRESDEN
Germany

+49 (0)15114966933 (German Mobile)
+49 (0)351 210 2627 (Work phone at MPI-CBG)
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http://www.bioimagexd.net 										BioImageXD
http://pacific.mpi-cbg.de											FIJI -  is just ImageJ (Batteries  
Included)
http://www.chalkie.org.uk											Dan's Homepages
https://info.med.tu-dresden.de/MTZimaging/index.php/Main_Page 		 
Dresden Imaging Facility Network
dan (at) chalkie.org.uk
( white (at) mpi-cbg.de )