JAtlasView: a Java atlas-viewer for browsing biomedical 3D images and atlases

Background: Many three-dimensional (3D) images are routinely collected in biomedical research and a number of digital atlases with associated anatomical and other information have been published. A number of tools are available for viewing this data ranging from commercial visualization packages to freely available, typically system architecture dependent, solutions. Here we discuss an atlas viewer implemented to run on any workstation using the architecture neutral Java programming language. Results: We report the development of a freely available Java based viewer for 3D image data, descibe the structure and functionality of the viewer and how automated tools can be developed to manage the Java Native Interface code. The viewer allows arbitrary re-sectioning of the data and interactive browsing through the volume. With appropriately formatted data, for example as provided for the Electronic Atlas of the Developing Human Brain, a 3D surface view and anatomical browsing is available. ...

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2005
• Where: BMCBI
• Authors: Guangjie Feng, Nick Burton, Bill Hill, Duncan Davidson, Janet Kerwin, Mark Scott, Susan Lindsay, Richard A. Baldock
• Keywords: Biomedical Research, BMCBI 2005, Image Data, Java