Brainslices-image sharing for neuroscience

• Autorzy: Kowalski J. , Majka P. , Puscian A. , Wojcik D.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

AIM: Images of brain tissue are common outcome of a great number of neuroscience experiments; however, their impact on scientific development is limited since they are usually not published directly. Internet technology facilitates making the images available online, nonetheless, raw image files of good quality are very large and therefore inconvenient to provide and analyze online directly. There is still no convenient way to share annotated images of neuroscientific specimens. To fill that gap we developed BrainSlices software – a user-friendly tool dedicated for that purpose. METHODS: The software is built in the client-server model and consist of a web application at the client side, and server software running on a Linux system. Thanks to this design there is no need for installation and the only thing a BrainSlices user must do is to open a website. This approach also makes BrainSlices a cross-platform tool. Handling of large images is solved with image pyramid technique. RESULTS: We used BrainSlices software to set up an online repository (http://brainslices.org) of annotated high quality images of brain tissue. The repository combines the power of the image pyramid technique with convenience of image upload. Every image can be easily annotated with exhaustive metadata which facilitate search. The user interface of the repository and the provided facilities were developed with typical neuroscience use in mind. Every image receives a unique identifier and a permalink which allows direct access and citing. CONCLUSION: We provide the community with a user friendly tool for multiple image storage, viewing, sharing, and annotation. The tool may be used to store one’s own collection of slice images to share high quality specimen images with collaborators, to share them with the whole community, or to provide the images online as supplementary material for publications.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis
• Rocznik: 2015
• Tom: 75
• Numer: Supl.
• Opis fizyczny: p.S51-S52

Twórcy

autor

Kowalski J.

• Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

autor

Majka P.

• Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

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Puscian A.

• Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

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Wojcik D.

• Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland