Ssecrett and NeuroTrace: Interactive Visualization and Analysis Tools for Large-Scale Neuroscience Data Sets

Author

Jeong, Won-Ki ; Beyer, Johanna ; Hadwiger, Markus ; Blue, Robert ; Law, Charles ; Vazquez-Reina, Amelio ; Reid, R. Clay ; Lichtman, Jeff ; Pfister, Hanspeter

Author_Institution

Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA

Volume

30

Issue

3

fYear

2010

Firstpage

58

Lastpage

70

Abstract

Data sets imaged with modern electron microscopes can range from tens of terabytes to about one petabyte. Two new tools, Ssecrett and NeuroTrace, support interactive exploration and analysis of large-scale optical-and electron-microscopy images to help scientists reconstruct complex neural circuits of the mammalian nervous system.

Keywords

data visualisation; electron microscopy; interactive systems; medical image processing; neurophysiology; optical microscopy; NeuroTrace tool; Ssecrett tool; analysis tools; complex neural circuits; electron microscopes; electron-microscopy images; interactive analysis; interactive exploration; interactive visualization; large scale neuroscience data sets; mammalian nervous system; optical microscopy image; computer graphics; connectome; graphics and multimedia; graphics hardware; implicit surface rendering; neuroscience; segmentation; volume rendering; Brain; Computational Biology; Computer Graphics; Databases, Factual; Diagnostic Imaging; Humans; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; Microscopy, Electron; Models, Neurological; Neurosciences; Software;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0272-1716

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MCG.2010.56

Filename

5455822