Olympus C.A.S.T. Stereology System

C.A.S.T. (Computer Assisted Stereological Toolbox) makes your stereological estimations easier than ever. A new easy-to-use interface speeds up your work. Estimations of number, density, area, length, volume, spatial distribution and connectivity become easier than ever, and a newly designed data file makes the calculations and user-defined data columns simpler to work with.

Feature and Benefits

• Auto detection of hardware.
  
  
• MDI (Multiple Document Interface) making simultaneous work on live and still images possible.
  
  
• Easy calibration of the system via the software, including parcentering of lenses.
  
  
• Multiple delineation of regions.
  
  
• Easy and comprehensive manipulation of regions.
  
  
• Work directly in Excel while sampling. New data viewer for user-defined data display and automatic calculations of S.D., C.E. values, etc.
  
  
• Physical Disector working in split screen mode
  
  
• User specific settings- each user can have their own personal settings.
  
  
• Comprehensive isotropic and vertical probes: Nucleator, Rotator, PSI (LO3), Optical Rotator, and Spatial Rotator.
  
  
• Multiple user defined test systems: Cycloids, lines, points, encircled points, spatial distribution, line segments, counting frames, and guard areas.
  
  
• A Fractionator design feature to sample in a specific area fraction of the delineated area(s). This feature also includes an optical option that allows sampling in a specified fraction of the volume represented by the delineated area(s).
  
  
• High screen resolution (1280 x 1024 with FPG3D frame grabber) making it possible to overview several different windows at the same time.
  
  
• Control of automated features of the BX61 microscope: condenser setting, objective turret, filter wheels, and internal z-axis motor.