Title                    :Bioquant

Keywords                 :Quantitative composition mapping

                         :biological

Computer                 :Generic PC 386 or higher recommended

Operating System         :Microsoft DOS 5.0 (may be able to use

                         :3.0 and above

Programming language     :15 programs in Microsoft FORTRAN 5.1; 2

                         :programs in Microsoft Quick Basic 4.5

Hardware Requirements    :640 KB minimum, Hard Disk, 2 Mb of

                         :memory, (1 MB configured as Virtual

                         :Disk), Vga monitor and chip set capable

                         :of supporting 256 simultaneous colors,

                         :and at least 640 by 480 resolution, 1

                         :MB VGA memory recommended.

Software Requirements    :Graphics Kernel System (Device

                         :Independant Graphics drivers) can be

                         :purchased from

                         :Spectrographics GSS

                         :P.O. Box 4900

                         :Beaverton Oregon 97005

                         :503-641-2200

Author(s)                :Robert Heyman and Albert Saubermann

Correspondence Address   :Robert Heyman, 4410 Anice, Houston TX.

                         :77039





Abstract:



This is a package of 17 programs used for quantitative

compositional mapping of biological specimens. The program named

DIGEM acts as a traffic director "Shell"ing to all other programs

as needed. Each program can also be run by itself if desired.

Original intensity data is stored in a file with an extension

"HDR" and must be converted into two files (a header file; and a

random access composition file) before the other programs can be

used.  Each program is highly interactive and should not need

operating instructions. The only catch 22 in this system, is that

the system will not run without certain "device drivers" which

are only available fromSpectrographics GSS.



References: "Quantitative Compositional Mapping of Biological

Tissues Using a Microcomputer" MAS proceedings August 1992. "A

multifunctional Mini Computer Program Providing Quantitative and

Digital X-Ray Microanalysis of Cryosectioned Biological Tissue

for the Inexperienced Analyst" Journal of Electron Microscopy

Techniques; April 1987. See also other papers by Heyman and/or

Saubermann