5th Annual Short Course on Computer-Assisted Image

Email: rosslm@missouri.edu
Name: Lou Ross

Organization: University of Missouri-Columbia

Title-Subject: [Filtered] 5th Annual Short Course on Computer-Assisted Image Analysis

Question: The Electron Microscopy Core Facility at the University of Missouri-Columbia is hosting the 5th Annual Short Course and Workshop on Computer-Assisted Image Analysis and Measurement taught by Dr. John C. Russ on June 27-29, 2007. This popular course is intended to familiarize users of image analysis hardware and software with the fundamental principles and methods available to obtain meaningful results.

Image analysis and measurement techniques are utilized in a broad range of applications and are usually concerned with extracting a numerical values (number, size, shape, etc.) or location of objects from the image. In other cases, global structural parameters such as the volume and surface of features are of interest. These measurements may require image processing to correct defects, enhance features, compare multiple images, recognize objects, or other steps. Measurements on these individual features, or on the image as a whole, must then be obtained and interpreted in a proper stereological context to obtain useful data about the objects. Statistical interpretation of the data allows comparisons of different populations, understanding of distribution plots, and other inferences about the original objects. Structural modeling and geometric probability can be used to develop models for this interpretation.

The course relies heavily on tightly coupled lectures and hands-on exercises covering a wide variety of methodologies, approaches and tools, through a set of practical, step-by-step instructions to minimize the learning curve. No specific background is assumed, although users should already be familiar with microscopy or other imaging technologies. The software platform for the examples and exercises is Adobe Photoshop utilizing a comprehensive set of plug-ins from Reindeer Graphics. Included with the registration fee is a half-day primer on Photoshop prior to the beginning of the course.

Dr. Russ is the internationally acclaimed author of innumerable articles and several books on image analysis techniques and digital imaging, including the The Image Processing Handbook. He is widely known for his workshops and short courses and has helped to develop software packages to make image analysis methods more accessible to non-specialists. Many of the examples used in the course involve light or electron microscope images, but students are invited to bring their own images (TIFF files) for discussion and analysis. Ample time is allotted at the end of the course for individual instruction.

The registration fee is $1100. Enrollment is limited to 20 attendees and there are still a few openings. More information can be found at:
http://www.emc.missouri.edu/works.htm or by contacting the course coordinator Lou Ross at 573.882.4777 or rosslm_at_missouri.edu.
Received on Thu May 10 07:48:04 2007