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I doubt very much that most commercial imaging software packages e.g.
Imaris, Volocity or Metamorph (we use in our imaging facilities beside
ImageJ) are more sophisticated than ImageJ if you want to use them for image
analysis and quantitation. The only thing the commercial softwares are
better at is the visual output. So if you are rather interested in swirling
around images in 3D and make surfaces of surface-rendered objects nice and
shiny, then you have to go the expensive way. So it all depends what you
want to achieve.

Cheers

Rolly


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Andrea,

Tony Collins has written an outstanding ImageJ manual:

http://www.uhnres.utoronto.ca/facilities/wcif/download.php

Dave

At 08:34 AM 9/15/2006, you wrote:
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>I use ImageJ already. It's ok. I am looking to step it up a notch. We are 
>a large research lab and need more sophisticated approach than homegrown 
>methods.
>
>As far as ImageJ does anyone have a user guide for histologists that to 
>help new users become familiar?
>
>Thanks,
>Andrea
>
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>>Hi,
>>
>>Try ImageJ (freeware) before you start looking into quite costly
commercial
>>software.
>>
>>Cheers
>>
>>Rolly
>>
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>>Behalf Of Andrea T. Hooper
>>Sent: Freitag, 15. September 2006 16:16
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>>Dear All,
>>
>>I am looking into acquiring new image analysis software to upgrade
>>the current situation. Can everyone please recommend to me their
>>favorite platform and some pros and cons of platforms you have used
>>(ImageProPlus, Metamorph etc)?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Andrea
>
>Dave McDonald
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