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Imagene

ImaGene is a commercial image analysis software produced by Biodiscovery. It processes an image by identifying spots, calculating background, and generating signal intensities based on user-selected parameters.

http://www.biodiscovery.com/imagene.asp

Features:

  • Automated quality control with automatic flagging

  • Advanced image segmentation algorithms for contamination removal

  • Integrated data visualization tools for quality, trend and regulation assessment

  • Ability to highlight gene IDs imported from a file as a control type

  • Robust algorithms for grid finding, spot adjustment and segmentation

Input:

Raw image .TIF files

Output:

Tab-delimited text file of signal intensities

Availability:

The Core Facility has a site license for ImaGene 4.1. Please call the Core Facility at (858) 784-2263 to set up a time you would like to use the ImaGene software. The version 5.6 software is available for purchase through the Biodiscovery website.

Figure 1. ImaGene 4.0 software screen shot

Imagene Screen shot