I have really liked using the Image Analysis software from NIH called
NIH Image.  The software is free and can be downloaded from the internet
at:

http://rsb.info.nih.gov/nih-image/

The biggest draw-back I understand is that it has been designed for a
Macintosh system, although I have heard that they have improved their
version for the PC since I last looked at it.

I really am not familear with the type of staining you are doing (missed
the e-mails I guess, I'm a newbie here) but I have found the software is
very flexable and the manual fairly useful.

Good Luck!

Catherine "Katie" Bresee Bennett
Department of  Veterinary Pathology
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824

ph:  (517) 432-4940
fx:   (517) 353-9902

bresee@pilot.msu.edu

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Richard Geering wrote:

> As an academic institution, our budget is very tight but we would
> like to find image analysis software that may well help us to
> evaluate these  slides of equine lung once they are
> stained. Have you any ideas?
>
> In the long term, however, we would  also like to be able to identify
> collagen type in lung histology - are there stains or techniques in
> this area?
> Thanking you again
> Richard
> *********************************
> Richard R Geering
> Equine Science
> Department of Biological Sciences
> Wye College
> Wye
> Ashford
> Kent TN25 5AH
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>
> Tel: +44 (0)1233 812401 ext 466
> Fax: +44 (0)1233 813140
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