Light microscopy applications in systems biology: opportunities and challenges

Antony, Paul Paul Michel Aloyse; Trefois, Christophe; Stojanovic, Aleksandar; Baumuratov, Aidos Sagatovich; Kozak, Karol

doi:10.1186/1478-811X-11-24

Table 1 Commercial software tools for image acquisition, processing, and analysis

From: Light microscopy applications in systems biology: opportunities and challenges

Product name	Supplier	3D rendering	Movie generation	Deconvolution	Multi-core	Editing	Tracking of objects	Segmentation	Large datasets	High-throughput	Mesh generation	MacOS X	Linux/Unix	Windows 32 bits	Windows 64 bits	Data management	Web-based access	Extendable	Main purpose	Link
Able Image Analyser	Mu Labs	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Analysis	http://able.mulabs.com/index.html
Acapella	PerkinElmer	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Analysis	http://www.perkinelmer.com/pages/020/cellularimaging/products/acapella.xhtml
AcuityXpress	Molecular Devices	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Storage/Analysis	http://www.moleculardevices.com/Products/Software/High-Content-Analysis/AcuityXpress.html
Amira	Vsg	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Analysis	http://www.vsg3d.com/amira/overview
Aphelion Dev	ADCIS	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Analysis	http://www.adcis.net/en/Products/Aphelion-Dev-4.x/Overview.html
AutoQuant	MediaCybernetics	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Processing	http://www.mediacy.com/index.aspx?page=AutoQuant
AxioVision for Biology	Zeiss	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Acquisition/Analysis	http://microscopy.zeiss.com/microscopy/en_de/products/microscope-software/axiovision-for-biology.html
Clemex Vision PE	CLEMEX	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Acquisition	http://www.clemex.com/en/Products/Multipurpose-Image-Analysis/Clemex-Vision-PE/Description
Columbus	PerkinElmer	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Storage/Analysis	http://www.perkinelmer.com/pages/020/cellularimaging/products/columbus.xhtml
Developer XD	Definiens	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Analysis	http://developer.definiens.com/overview.html
Digimizer	MedCalc Software	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Analysis	http://www.digimizer.com/
eCELLence	Glance	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Cell Counting	http://www.gvt.it/ecellence
GSA Image Analyser	GSA	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Analysis	http://image.analyser.gsa-online.de/
Huygens Software	SVI	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Processing	http://www.svi.nl/HuygensSoftware
Image-Pro Premier	MediaCybernetics	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Analysis	http://www.mediacy.com/index.aspx?page=IP_Premier
imageWarp	A&B Software	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Analysis	http://www.imagewarp.com/index.html
Imago	MayaChitra	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Analysis	http://mayachitra.com/imago/index.html
Imaris	Bitplane	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Analysis	http://www.bitplane.com
IN Cell Investigator	GE Healthcare	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Analysis	http://www.biacore.com/high-content-analysis/product-range/Overview/IN_Cell_Investigator/product_information/index.html
IN Cell Miner HCM	GE Healthcare	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Storage	http://www.biacore.com/high-content-analysis/product-range/Overview/IN_Cell_Investigator/data_management/index.html
iSolution DT	i-Solution	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Analysis	http://www.imt-digital.com/english/html/productsIMT.php
LAS Image Analysis	Leica	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	2D Analysis	http://www.leica-microsystems.com/products/microscope-imaging-software/life-sciences/las-easy-and-efficient/details/product/leica-las-image-analysis/
MetaMorph	Molecular Devices	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Acquisition/Analysis	http://www.moleculardevices.com/products/software/meta-imaging-series/metamorph.html
Pax-it!	MIS	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Storage/Analysis	http://www.paxit.com/paxit.asp
SlideBook	3i	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Analysis	https://www.slidebook.com/
softWoRx Suite	Applied Precision	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Visualization	http://www.api.com/softworx-suite.asp
Stream	Olympus	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Storage/Analysis	http://www.olympus-ims.com/en/microscope/stream/
Volocity 3D	PerkinElmer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Analysis	http://www.perkinelmer.com/pages/020/cellularimaging/products/volocity.xhtml
ZEN 2011	Zeiss	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Acquisition/Analysis	http://microscopy.zeiss.com/microscopy/en_de/products/microscope-software/zen-2011.html

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