What’s Euclid?
Well, the first thing that probably comes to mind is the Greek mathematician sometimes referred to as the father of geometry, whose publication of a system of mathematical proofs in his work “Elements” have served as the basis of mathematics for centuries.
The Euclid 3D image viewer can be used to display tomographic imagery. Source: Advantest Corp.The name Euclid has also been borrowed for use in other scientific contexts, including a recently introduced 3D image viewer from automatic test and measurement equipment manufacturer Advantest Corp. That Euclid, designed for the company’s Hadatomo series of photoacoustic microscopes, is a tool for dermatological research. It can display 3D images by superimposing measurable data on melanin in the skin, the vascular network and the skin structure. It can also create tomographic images, or 3D images of a solid object’s internal structures. And it supports measurement data comparisons by allowing image display conditions to be imported as configuration files.
The Euclid offers an impressive set of product features, including:
- 3D image display — Measurement data acquired by the Hadatomo series can be displayed three-dimensionally. Images can be rotated and displayed from any angle. Users can also switch to a top or side view.
- Superimpose two or more types of image data — Users can freely combine and display skin structure data related to melanin, the vascular network and ultrasound imagery.
- Create tomographic images of regions of interest — Images can be clipped horizontally or tomographically to isolate any region of interest on the XYZ axes of the superimposed images.
- Diverse image display options — In addition to black-and-white images, users can select any color map for color image display. The Euclid viewer also has a coloring function that can assign colors according to depth and oxygen saturation.
- Compare data under the same display conditions — Users can save settings to configuration files, including 3D display conditions and image quality information such as color map settings and brightness. Configuration files can be imported for displaying and comparing multiple datasets under the same conditions.
In addition, the Euclid can be downloaded for free. Advantest notes that sample data can be used to illustrate the viewer’s performance, even without a Hadatomo unit. The company also welcomes consultations about reading image data measured by other devices.
