Neurolucida New Features Version 10

NEW FOR 2011
  • Create 3D mosaics from image stacks from confocal, brightfield, and fluorescent microscopes. Automatically or manually combine multiple image stacks to create a single composite image for analysis with Neurolucida.
  • Full integration with the Zeiss ApoTome for confocal structured illumination. The leading cost-effective system for acquiring and analyzing multichannel images of neurons.
  • Neurolucida can now create focusable 3D virtual slides.
  • Neurolucida now includes 3D Visualization/Solid Modeling. Previously offered as an extension module.
  • Fully integrated image deconvolution using the renowned Huygens technology increases image clarity for more effective analysis. Increases accuracy of AutoNeuron!
  • Speed your work with automatic thickness measurements during neuron tracing. The new automatic thickness algorithm adjusts thickness automatically as you trace.
  • Automatic object detection on full virtual slides now applies to regions, cells, and markers.
  • Improved analysis of virtual slides from all major scanner vendors.

NEW SUPPORT FOR CONFOCAL MICROSCOPES
  • Our new Open Confocal technology integrates with most major confocal microscopes. Acquire and analyze 3D images with Zeiss, Olympus, Nikon, and Leica laser scanning confocal microscopes.
  • Our new High Level Confocal technology fully integrates with Zeiss LSM confocal laser scanning microscopes running Zen software.
  • Allows easy creation of 3D montages of images and image stacks from virtually any confocal microscope.

NEW HARDWARE AND FILE SUPPORT
  • Full support for dual camera systems. Consistent image orientation for easier use of multi-camera systems, including QImaging, Hamamatsu, and Zeiss AxioCam cameras.
  • Support for cameras using the DCAM interface protocol.
  • Support for multimodal image acquisition. Allows a mix of fluorescent, confocal, darkfield, and brightfield channels.
  • Support for the Sutter Lambda, EXFO X-Cite 120PC, and exacte Fluorescence Illumination Systems.
  • Full 64-bit support for Zeiss Axiolmager, AxioCam and ApoTome; Olympus BX52 & BX-61 controllers (IX2/BX2 UCB & DSU); and Nikon 90i microscopes. Allows you to use the most sophisticated microscope automation for acquiring the largest images
  • Neurolucida now reads Olympus OIB/OIF files.
  • Enhanced support for the Nikon IDS/ICS format.
  • Improved support for reading and writing XML files.

BETTER PRODUCTIVITY AND EASE OF USE

We’ve incorporated dozens of suggestions from users around the world to make Neurolucida v10 the fastest, most accurate, and easiest to use neuron morphometry solution in the world.

  • Improved 3D visualization. Better tree transparency controls when viewing tracing and image stacks simultaneously.
  • Improved image, including selection and adjustment of multiple images. Easier and quicker operation, processing hundreds of images simultaneously.
  • Select and adjust multiple objects. Selectively brighten images in a particular area or optimize images from a previously dark image acquire.
  • Individually optimize the white and black point of each image in a stack. Compensate for photobleaching and light attenuation.
  • New tools for managing differential brightness across sections when acquiring images and image stacks.
  • Easily crop image stacks to reduce file size.
  • Use the macro view to select your image in the Image Organizer.
  • Easily extract multiple serial sections from a single virtual slide image.
  • Added glycerin as an immersion medium to the scaling and lens-related dialogs.
  • Improved user profile capabilities to allow full customization for multiple users of the microscope system. Core facility and lab administrators can save hardware and device command sequences, and there is more flexibility for creating multi-user configurations.
  • New segment point analysis tool Calculates information about each data point of a neuron.
  • New screenshot tool to capture detailed images. Easier to obtain images for publication.