SBIR and STTR Success Story for Stereology Resource Center (Information Posted/Updated on 10/17/2008)

Stereology Resource Center 104 Ringneck Court Chester, MD  21619 Contact:    Peter R. Mouton Phone:      410-643-4901 Fax:          410-643-4901 E-mail:      peter@disector.com Web Site:  http://www.disector.com

Project Title:  Automatic Stereology of Biological Tissue Using 3-D VCS

Related Award(s):  9R44MHO76541-02A1

Technology Developed: Software that incorporates cell recognition algorithms from missile balistics systems research into Verified Computerized Stereoanalysis for automatic analysis of biological features of interest.

Key Words:  stereology, VCS, automatic, cell counting.

Uses of Technology/Products/Service: This software for automatic detection and analysis of cells could be used in a broad range of projects in biomedical research projects in academia, government agencies, and private industry research where scientists are required to quantify changes in cell populations -- for example, pathology or toxicology research.