Chapter 1. Introduction

Table of Contents
Purpose
AIM Features

Purpose

Main objectives of the Automatic Image processing system for Microarray images (AIM)are

AIM contains all necessary components to do quantitative array image analyses, but it is limited in some aspects, e.g. data storage is better solved externally when many experiments must be handled.

AIM consists of several components which are described by this manual as far as necessary to use the system:

  • A graphical user interface for stand-alone operation of AIM, also good for quick tests and

  • A manual gridding editor to enable processing of images which cannot be segmented automatically.

  • A set of commandline tools which do the work behind the GUI.