Synu

• Platforms: SGI.
• Contact: spl@dim.ucsd.edu.
• Comments:
  • Harvey Karten: There is an excellent new program, called SYNU, that does elegant 3D reconstruction of neurons, written by the Imaging Group at the University of California San Diego, under the direction of Mark Ellisman. It runs on a Silicon Graphics machine, and produces gorgeous images of serial sections, with variable transparency, stereo pairs, etc. I think it may be available for just the cost of the media. An example of the product is shown on the front cover of the November issue of J. Neurosciences by Martone. The current problem with it (when I last spoke with the Ellisman group about this) was that it takes a bit of doing to import files into it from Image or Canvas or other programs, and it does need a Silicon Graphics to run the program.