The Open Microscopy Environment (OME) Data Model and XML File: Open Tools for Informatics and Quantitative Analysis in Biological Imaging

Overview

Journal Genome Biol

Specialties Biology
Genetics

Date 2005 May 17

PMID 15892875

Citations 135

Authors

Ilya G Goldberg

Chris Allan

Jean-Marie Burel

Doug Creager

Andrea Falconi

Harry Hochheiser

Josiah Johnston

Jeff Mellen

Peter K Sorger

Jason R Swedlow

Affiliations

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Abstract

The Open Microscopy Environment (OME) defines a data model and a software implementation to serve as an informatics framework for imaging in biological microscopy experiments, including representation of acquisition parameters, annotations and image analysis results. OME is designed to support high-content cell-based screening as well as traditional image analysis applications. The OME Data Model, expressed in Extensible Markup Language (XML) and realized in a traditional database, is both extensible and self-describing, allowing it to meet emerging imaging and analysis needs.

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