Imaging Technology Group
The primary mission of the Imaging Technology Group (ITG) is to provide state-of-the-art imaging facilities for researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This service mission is accomplished through two facilities: the Microscopy Suite and the Visualization Laboratory.
A secondary mission of the ITG is to develop advanced imaging technologies with an emphasis on projects in remote instrument control and scientific visualization.
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Rodent Nasal Cavity
June 22, 2004
The model of a rodent's nasal cavity displayed here was derived from a series of histological slices through the head of the rodent. After a subset of the slices were appropriately stained and mounted onto glass slides, they were scanned using the Nikon Super Coolscan 8000 in the ITG. Once completed, the images were stacked and aligned using Photoshop and AnalyzeAVW. The empty space corresponding to the nasal cavity was isolated using the object extraction tools in AnalyzeAVW. The cavity was then converted to a three dimensional surface and printed on the ZCorporation Z406 in the VMIL.
Image Courtesy: Edward Cheng, Esmail Meisami
Contact: echeng1@uiuc.edu, meisami@uiuc.edu
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2019-01-22
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News
Visualization Laboratory Acquires New Image Pro Plus v7 Image Analysis Software
The Visualization Laboratory has acquired new image/video analysis software, Image Pro Plus version 7 (by Media Cybernetics). The software is capable of handling a range of image data for numerical analysis, including microscopy images, photographs, and video files. A major functionality for video or image sequences is the ability to track moving objects in a scene and derive a range of statistical information. Other measurment and processing functions are included, along with the ability to create macros for applying repeated/automated step-by-step procedures. Image Pro Plus is installed on the Visualization Laboratory computer "Krasner".
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Posted: July 18, 2011
Katharine Sharp goes digital
Travis Ross, visualization laboratory manager at the Beckman Institute, recently performed a 3D scan of the Katharine Sharp Memorial, a bas-relief sculpture of Katharine Lucinda Sharp, university librarian and founding director of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science (1893-1907). The sculpture was created by Lorado Taft and hangs in the Main Library.
The final 3D image was created by stitching together 40 individual scans, each capturing the rich texture of a piece that was originally sculpted in 1921. GSLIS Dean John Unsworth requested the scan, which uses advanced technology to further memorialize a groundbreaking leader, not only of this campus, but in the field of library and information science.
"We're grateful to the Imaging Technology Group and the Library for helping us turn Katharine Sharp into information that can now be shared freely," said Unsworth.
Image Credit: Photographer: L. Brian Stauffer, 3D Image: Travis Ross
Posted: July 7, 2011
Advanced Functional Materials Cover by ITG
The March 22, 2011 issue of Advanced Functional Materials cover features an image by ITG's Janet Sin-Hanlon. Created for the article "Biosensors: Control of Nanoscale Environment to Improve Stability of Immobilized Proteins on Diamond Surfaces", authored by Adarsh D. Radadia, Courtney J. Stavis, Rogan Carr, Hongjun Zeng, William P. King, John A. Carlisle, Aleksei Aksimentiev, Robert J. Hamers and Rashid Bashir, the image depicts antibodies attached to a diamond surface, improving protein function.
Image Credit: Janet Sinn-Hanlon
Posted: March 22, 2011