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Index Amira (software)

Amira (pronounce: Ah-meer-ah) is a software platform for visualization, processing, and analysis of 3D and 4D data.[1]

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  1. 92 relations: Advanced Visualization Studio, Amira, Anatomy, Astrophysics, Avizo (software), Berlin, Biochemistry, Biology, Biophysics, Bordeaux, Cave automatic virtual environment, CeBIT, Cellular microbiology, Cerebral circulation, Computational astrophysics, Computational fluid dynamics, Computer simulation, Confocal microscopy, Corporate spin-off, Cryogenic electron tomography, Data analysis, Diffusion MRI, Embryology, Endocrinology, Engineering, FEI Company, Finite element method, Flow visualization, Graphical user interface, Hanover, Hans-Christian Hege, Histology, HP-UX, Hyperthermia therapy, IA-32, Image registration, Image segmentation, Informatics, IRIS GL, IRIX, Latin, Linux, List of life sciences, Mac OS X Leopard, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Materials science, Mathematics, Medical image computing, Medical imaging, Medicine, ... Expand index (42 more) »

  2. Computing in medical imaging
  3. Image segmentation
  4. Medical software
  5. Mesh generators

Advanced Visualization Studio

Advanced Visualization Studio (AVS), is a music visualization plugin for Winamp.

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Amira

Amira, Ameerah, or Ameera may refer to.

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Anatomy

Anatomy is the branch of morphology concerned with the study of the internal structure of organisms and their parts.

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Astrophysics

Astrophysics is a science that employs the methods and principles of physics and chemistry in the study of astronomical objects and phenomena.

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Avizo (software)

Avizo (pronounce: ‘a-VEE-zo’) is a general-purpose commercial software application for scientific and industrial data visualization and analysis. Amira (software) and Avizo (software) are 3D graphics software, 3D imaging, computer vision software, data visualization software, graphics software, image processing software, image segmentation, mesh generators, science software, software that uses Qt and virtual reality.

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Berlin

Berlin is the capital and largest city of Germany, both by area and by population.

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Biochemistry

Biochemistry or biological chemistry is the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms.

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Biology

Biology is the scientific study of life.

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Biophysics

Biophysics is an interdisciplinary science that applies approaches and methods traditionally used in physics to study biological phenomena.

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Bordeaux

Bordeaux (Gascon Bordèu; Bordele) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, southwestern France.

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Cave automatic virtual environment

A cave automatic virtual environment (better known by the recursive acronym CAVE) is an immersive virtual reality environment where projectors are directed to between three and six of the walls of a room-sized cube. Amira (software) and cave automatic virtual environment are virtual reality.

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CeBIT

CeBIT was a computer expo which, at its peak, was the largest and most internationally representative.

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Cellular microbiology

Cellular microbiology is a discipline that bridges microbiology and cell biology.

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Cerebral circulation

Cerebral circulation is the movement of blood through a network of cerebral arteries and veins supplying the brain.

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Computational astrophysics

Computational astrophysics refers to the methods and computing tools developed and used in astrophysics research.

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Computational fluid dynamics

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is a branch of fluid mechanics that uses numerical analysis and data structures to analyze and solve problems that involve fluid flows.

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Computer simulation

Computer simulation is the process of mathematical modelling, performed on a computer, which is designed to predict the behaviour of, or the outcome of, a real-world or physical system. Amira (software) and computer simulation are virtual reality.

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Confocal microscopy

Confocal microscopy, most frequently confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) or laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM), is an optical imaging technique for increasing optical resolution and contrast of a micrograph by means of using a spatial pinhole to block out-of-focus light in image formation.

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Corporate spin-off

A corporate spin-off, also known as a spin-out, or starburst or hive-off, is a type of corporate action where a company "splits off" a section as a separate business or creates a second incarnation, even if the first is still active.

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Cryogenic electron tomography

Cryogenic electron tomography (cryoET) is an imaging technique used to reconstruct high-resolution (~1–4 nm) three-dimensional volumes of samples, often (but not limited to) biological macromolecules and cells.

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Data analysis

Data analysis is the process of inspecting, cleansing, transforming, and modeling data with the goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions, and supporting decision-making.

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Diffusion MRI

Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI or DW-MRI) is the use of specific MRI sequences as well as software that generates images from the resulting data that uses the diffusion of water molecules to generate contrast in MR images.

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Embryology

Embryology (from Greek ἔμβρυον, embryon, "the unborn, embryo"; and -λογία, -logia) is the branch of animal biology that studies the prenatal development of gametes (sex cells), fertilization, and development of embryos and fetuses.

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Endocrinology

Endocrinology (from endocrine + -ology) is a branch of biology and medicine dealing with the endocrine system, its diseases, and its specific secretions known as hormones.

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Engineering

Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to solve technical problems, increase efficiency and productivity, and improve systems.

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FEI Company

FEI Company (Field Electron and Ion Company, FEI) was an American company that designed, manufactured, and supported microscope technology.

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Finite element method

The finite element method (FEM) is a popular method for numerically solving differential equations arising in engineering and mathematical modeling.

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Flow visualization

Flow visualization or flow visualisation in fluid dynamics is used to make the flow patterns visible, in order to get qualitative or quantitative information on them.

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Graphical user interface

A graphical user interface, or GUI, is a form of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices through graphical icons and visual indicators such as secondary notation.

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Hanover

Hanover (Hannover; Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony.

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Hans-Christian Hege

Hans-Christian Hege (German) is a German physicist and computer scientist who has done fundamental work in the field of data visualization.

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Histology

Histology, also known as microscopic anatomy or microanatomy, is the branch of biology that studies the microscopic anatomy of biological tissues.

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HP-UX

HP-UX (from "Hewlett Packard Unix") is Hewlett Packard Enterprise's proprietary implementation of the Unix operating system, based on Unix System V (initially System III) and first released in 1984.

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Hyperthermia therapy

Hyperthermia therapy (or hyperthermia, or thermotherapy) is a type of medical treatment in which body tissue is exposed to temperatures above body temperature, in the region of.

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IA-32

IA-32 (short for "Intel Architecture, 32-bit", commonly called i386) is the 32-bit version of the x86 instruction set architecture, designed by Intel and first implemented in the 80386 microprocessor in 1985.

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Image registration

Image registration is the process of transforming different sets of data into one coordinate system.

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Image segmentation

In digital image processing and computer vision, image segmentation is the process of partitioning a digital image into multiple image segments, also known as image regions or image objects (sets of pixels).

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Informatics

Informatics is the study of computational systems.

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IRIS GL

IRIS GL (Integrated Raster Imaging System Graphics Library) is a proprietary graphics API created by Silicon Graphics (SGI) in the early 1980s for producing 2D and 3D computer graphics on their IRIX-based IRIS graphical workstations. Amira (software) and IRIS GL are 3D graphics software.

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IRIX

IRIX is a discontinued operating system developed by Silicon Graphics (SGI) to run on the company's proprietary MIPS workstations and servers.

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Latin

Latin (lingua Latina,, or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Linux

Linux is both an open-source Unix-like kernel and a generic name for a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds.

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List of life sciences

This list of life sciences comprises the branches of science that involve the scientific study of life – such as microorganisms, plants, and animals including human beings.

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Mac OS X Leopard

Mac OS X Leopard (version 10.5) is the sixth major release of macOS, Apple's desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers.

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Mac OS X Snow Leopard

Mac OS X Snow Leopard (version 10.6) (also referred to as OS X Snow Leopard) is the seventh major release of macOS, Apple's desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers.

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Materials science

Materials science is an interdisciplinary field of researching and discovering materials.

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Mathematics

Mathematics is a field of study that discovers and organizes abstract objects, methods, theories and theorems that are developed and proved for the needs of empirical sciences and mathematics itself.

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Medical image computing

Medical image computing (MIC) is an interdisciplinary field at the intersection of computer science, information engineering, electrical engineering, physics, mathematics and medicine. Amira (software) and Medical image computing are computing in medical imaging and image segmentation.

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Medical imaging

Medical imaging is the technique and process of imaging the interior of a body for clinical analysis and medical intervention, as well as visual representation of the function of some organs or tissues (physiology). Amira (software) and medical imaging are image processing software.

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Medicine

Medicine is the science and practice of caring for patients, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health.

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Melbourne

Melbourne (Boonwurrung/Narrm or Naarm) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in Australia, after Sydney.

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Mercury Systems

Mercury Systems, Inc. is a technology company serving the aerospace and defense industry.

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Mesh generation

Mesh generation is the practice of creating a mesh, a subdivision of a continuous geometric space into discrete geometric and topological cells. Amira (software) and mesh generation are mesh generators.

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Microscopy

Microscopy is the technical field of using microscopes to view objects and areas of objects that cannot be seen with the naked eye (objects that are not within the resolution range of the normal eye).

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Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a product line of proprietary graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Microsoft.

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Molecular biology

Molecular biology is a branch of biology that seeks to understand the molecular basis of biological activity in and between cells, including biomolecular synthesis, modification, mechanisms, and interactions.

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Molecule editor

A molecule editor is a computer program for creating and modifying representations of chemical structures.

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Motif (software)

In computing, Motif refers to both a graphical user interface (GUI) specification and the widget toolkit for building applications that follow that specification under the X Window System on Unix and Unix-like operating systems.

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Neuroscience

Neuroscience is the scientific study of the nervous system (the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous system), its functions and disorders.

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Nondestructive testing

Nondestructive testing (NDT) is any of a wide group of analysis techniques used in science and technology industry to evaluate the properties of a material, component or system without causing damage.

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Open Inventor

Open Inventor, originally IRIS Inventor, is a C++ object-oriented retained mode 3D graphics toolkit designed by SGI to provide a higher layer of programming for OpenGL. Amira (software) and Open Inventor are software that uses Qt and virtual reality.

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OpenGL

OpenGL (Open Graphics Library) is a cross-language, cross-platform application programming interface (API) for rendering 2D and 3D vector graphics. Amira (software) and OpenGL are virtual reality.

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Orthopedic surgery

Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics (alternative spelling orthopaedics) is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system.

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OS X Lion

OS X Lion, also known as Mac OS X Lion, (version 10.7) is the eighth major release of macOS, Apple's desktop and server operating system for Mac computers.

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Otorhinolaryngology

Otorhinolaryngology (abbreviated ORL and also known as otolaryngology, otolaryngology–head and neck surgery (ORL–H&N or OHNS), or ear, nose, and throat (ENT)) is a surgical subspecialty within medicine that deals with the surgical and medical management of conditions of the head and neck.

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Positron emission tomography

Positron emission tomography (PET) is a functional imaging technique that uses radioactive substances known as radiotracers to visualize and measure changes in metabolic processes, and in other physiological activities including blood flow, regional chemical composition, and absorption.

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Preclinical imaging

Preclinical imaging is the visualization of living animals for research purposes, such as drug development.

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Qt (software)

Qt (pronounced "cute" or as an initialism) is cross-platform application development framework for creating graphical user interfaces as well as cross-platform applications that run on various software and hardware platforms such as Linux, Windows, macOS, Android or embedded systems with little or no change in the underlying codebase while still being a native application with native capabilities and speed.

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Quantum mechanics

Quantum mechanics is a fundamental theory that describes the behavior of nature at and below the scale of atoms.

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Rapid prototyping

Rapid prototyping is a group of techniques used to quickly fabricate a scale model of a physical part or assembly using three-dimensional computer aided design (CAD) data.

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is a commercial open-source Linux distribution developed by Red Hat for the commercial market.

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San Diego

San Diego is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast in Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border.

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Scientific visualization

Scientific visualization (also spelled scientific visualisation) is an interdisciplinary branch of science concerned with the visualization of scientific phenomena.

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Shape analysis (digital geometry)

This article describes shape analysis to analyze and process geometric shapes.

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Shareware is a type of proprietary software that is initially shared by the owner for trial use at little or no cost.

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Silicon Graphics

Silicon Graphics, Inc. (stylized as SiliconGraphics before 1999, later rebranded SGI, historically known as Silicon Graphics Computer Systems or SGCS) was an American high-performance computing manufacturer, producing computer hardware and software.

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Software versioning

Software versioning is the process of assigning either unique version names or unique version numbers to unique states of computer software.

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Stereoscopy

Stereoscopy (also called stereoscopics, or stereo imaging) is a technique for creating or enhancing the illusion of depth in an image by means of stereopsis for binocular vision. Amira (software) and stereoscopy are 3D imaging.

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Thermo Fisher Scientific

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is an American-headquartered life science and clinical research company.

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Topological skeleton

In shape analysis, skeleton (or topological skeleton) of a shape is a thin version of that shape that is equidistant to its boundaries.

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Tractography

In neuroscience, tractography is a 3D modeling technique used to visually represent nerve tracts using data collected by diffusion MRI.

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Ultrasound

Ultrasound is sound with frequencies greater than 20 kilohertz.

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Urology

Urology (from Greek οὖρον ouron "urine" and -λογία -logia "study of"), also known as genitourinary surgery, is the branch of medicine that focuses on surgical and medical diseases of the urinary system and the reproductive organs.

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Visualization (graphics)

Visualization (or visualisation (see spelling differences)), also known as Graphics Visualization, is any technique for creating images, diagrams, or animations to communicate a message.

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Windows 7

Windows 7 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft.

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Windows Vista

Windows Vista is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft.

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Windows XP

Windows XP is a major release of Microsoft's Windows NT operating system.

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X Window System

The X Window System (X11, or simply X) is a windowing system for bitmap displays, common on Unix-like operating systems.

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X-ray microtomography

In radiography, X-ray microtomography uses X-rays to create cross-sections of a physical object that can be used to recreate a virtual model (3D model) without destroying the original object.

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X86-64

x86-64 (also known as x64, x86_64, AMD64, and Intel 64) is a 64-bit version of the x86 instruction set, first announced in 1999.

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Zuse Institute Berlin

The Zuse Institute Berlin (abbreviated ZIB, or Konrad-Zuse-Zentrum für Informationstechnik Berlin) is a research institute for applied mathematics and computer science on the campus of Freie Universität Berlin in Dahlem, Berlin, Germany.

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3D printing

3D printing or additive manufacturing is the construction of a three-dimensional object from a CAD model or a digital 3D model.

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See also

Computing in medical imaging

Image segmentation

Medical software

Mesh generators

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amira_(software)

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