Chapter 1. Introduction

The OPS Image Acquisition and Analysis software provides a simple and uncomplicated means to read image data directly from a Cytoscan or, with one of the supported frame grabbers, to capture and store capillaroscopy images from video. The video source can be a live signal direct from the Cytoscan, CAM1, VCS, any camera, or a pre-recorded signal from a VCR. Live video can be displayed on the computer screen. Video data can also be imported from avi files.

A simple three button control allows easy measurement of several diameters and velocities within the image.

The optical magnification can be calibrated seperately for the x axis and y axis. Dimensions can then be shown in either calibrated units or pixels.