Biomedical Image Analysis in LabVIEW

[Steve.J]

Many people do not think of National Instruments when it comes to image acquisition and analysis, but it's a very natural extension to the National Instruments measurements platform.  Getting data easily and efficiently into the PC to leverage the power and flexibility of the PC platform for processing and visualization has always been the core NI's strategy.  Video or still images are just another form of data - data that is particularly well suited to the strengths of the PC as large images and video need lots of memory and processing horsepower to process and store.

There are numerous applications of image analysis in the biomedical world, from microscopy to diagnostic imaging to motion analysis.  LabVIEW plus NI's image acquisition tools and camera interface hardware make acquiring data from cameras simple.  When combined with the specialized image analysis tools in the NI Vision Development Module, you can do some pretty sophisticated image processing - and often all in real-time. Add the ability to synchronize measurements from other instruments and sensors with the video and you have a powerful programmable platform for performing research, developing a novel instrument or device, or the basis of a system for telemedicine or image-guided medical robotics.

Also - check out the Particle Tracking Resource Page, a nice collection of free LabVIEW tools for performing particle tracking.