- Thomas Hermann, Tim Nattkemper, Walter Schubert,
Helge Ritter (2000)
In Falavar, V. (Ed.) Proc. of the Mathematical and Engineering Techniques in Medical and Biological Sciences (METMBS 2000), p. 745--750, CSREA Press, Las Vegas
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Summary
This paper presents a method to inspect multi-channel image data by creating audible \em sonifications, which are `sound images', computed from a stack of image data. While visualization of multi-channel image data is limited by the available three color channels, our perception of sound is sensitive to a potentially much larger number of frequency channels or dynamic patterns, that can be perceived simultaneously. Browsing the image stack while listening to the sonifications facilitates the identification of intensity patterns and the discrimination of similar patterns. Some sonification designs which use different organization principles of acoustic elements derived from the data in the image stack are presented and sound examples are given. The evaluation of Multi-Parameter Fluorescence Microscopy Data is presented as a well suited application of this sonification method.
- Example 1: using rhythmical patterns
- Example 2: using harmonical patterns
- Example 3: using melodical motives
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Thomas Hermann
Sonification of Multi-Channel Image Data
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The following sound files present a series of marker pattern sonifications for a set of 4 cells. The first and fourth cell express the same proteins on their surface which easily perceived as an identical sound pattern.