Features and benefits
There are several products and professional forums available for digital image analysis, effective image management and sharing of images and knowledge. What makes VirusimagingTM unique is that it specifically addresses EM images of viruses and gathers all features on to one platform.
Image management and sharing
The usability and pioneering features of VirusimagingTM means that you can improve efficiency and collaboration both within and outside of your research group or organisation.
Effective image management and sharing
VirusimagingTM provides fast and easy management of EM images and image related communication between multiple users. An effortless and intuitive graphical interface enables you to upload, organise and share your EM images and results within minutes.
Create your own centers of excellence
One of many possibilities is to create groups of fellow scientists in which images and knowledge can be managed and shared – building your own centers of excellence.
Global 24 hour access
Being web based means that wherever you have an internet connection, you’ll always have access to your images and a global or private community.
Forums and discussion groups
With the forum interface you can create discussion threads, linked to specific images or topics, with selected experts to make an interdisciplinary approach to problems. Questions or issues can be posted within your research group, among selected fellow users or publicly in the global forum.
Proprietary image analysis tools
Limitations of the human eye, images with noisy backgrounds and viewers’ different scientific background make manual analysis of viruses a tiresome and difficult process that produce subjective results.
VirusimagingTM provides access to unique, automated image analysis tools to detect and analyze virus or virus like particles in highly textured TEM images. The technology thus adds speed, accuracy, repeatability and objectivity to the process of manual ocular inspection.
Generic particle detection and calculation
Automated detection of any spherical particles (objects) can be made from diameters of approximately 20 nanometres and greater. Additional information about the particles detected in the sample initially includes calculation of the number of particles.
Image analysis modules
In order to increase the simplicity and usability of the generic image analysis operations, packages of combined operations are provided as modules to solve specific tasks.
User driven content development
As a “living” meeting place dedicated to virus specialists, the contents of VirusimagingTM will be much influenced by the needs of its users. As a user you are thus encouraged to request for new designs or functionality. In addition to continuous usability improvements, the following new features will be added in coming updates:
- Identification of virus species based on their unique morphological profile
- Additional generic image analysis operations and particle statistics
- Expanded portfolio of modules
- Public image gallery of users’ selected images