A workstation for image processing in molecular biology

Author

Secilla, Juan P. ; Carrascosa, José L.

Author_Institution

IBM Sci. Centre, Madrid, Spain

fYear

1989

fDate

8-12 May 1989

Abstract

A workstation for the application of image processing to pictures for molecular biology, taken in an electron microscope, is described. These techniques are becoming more and more important for the determination of the spatial structure of specimens. The workstation, based on an IBM PS/2-80 microcomputer, is capable of performing a wide range of operations on images of biological objects, in the areas of picture processing, three-dimensional reconstruction, and three-dimensional computer graphics. The most important characteristics of the workstation, as well as the main operations it can perform, are described. An example of the processing of a biological specimen is also included

Keywords

computerised picture processing; molecular biophysics; workstations; IBM PS/2-80 microcomputer; electron microscope; image processing; molecular biology; three-dimensional reconstruction; workstation; Biology computing; Data mining; Electron microscopy; Image processing; Inspection; Microcomputers; Neck; Operating systems; Transmission electron microscopy; Workstations;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

CompEuro '89., 'VLSI and Computer Peripherals. VLSI and Microelectronic Applications in Intelligent Peripherals and their Interconnection Networks', Proceedings.

Conference_Location

Hamburg

Print_ISBN

0-8186-1940-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CMPEUR.1989.93392

Filename

93392