Disciplines
Scientific Imaging, as supported by SIASA, can be described as the process of obtaining images within a scientific discipline for the purpose of data gathering by making use of e.g. photonic, acoustic, electron or computational energy during the utilization of scientific
instruments and techniques. The ever evolving scientific imaging field encompass, amongst others, the disciplines shown in the following list:
Images for recording high speed events at high frame rate, i.e. frame rate > 1000 fps.
- Mechanical engineering
- Explosion studies
- Photonic (Visual/Infrared wavelengths)
- Visual/Infrared cameras
- Analysis of consecutive frames
Extraction of information on velocity, acceleration, etc., of moving components in image, including Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV), Particle Tracking Velocimetry (PTV).
- Mechanical engineering
- Photonic (Visual/Infrared wavelengths)
- Visual/Infrared cameras
- Analysis of consecutive frames
3D strain and deformation measurements.
- Mechanical engineering
- Photonic (Visual/X-ray wavelengths)
- X-ray CT/MRI/Optical
- Coherence Tomography systems.
Tracks the movement of a surface during a test or experiment.
- Mechanical engineering
- Photonic (Visual wavelengths)
- Visual/Infrared cameras
- Analysis of consecutive frames
Images that capture the direct or reflected thermal emission of radiating objects in the atmospheric windows which are transparent to
Short Wave Infrared (1-2 μm), Mid-Wave Infrared (3-6 μm) and Long Wave Infrared (8-14 μm).
Short Wave Infrared (1-2 μm), Mid-Wave Infrared (3-6 μm) and Long Wave Infrared (8-14 μm).
- Mechanical engineering
- Infrared modelling
- Heat flow modelling
- Infrared radiometry
- Photonic (Infrared wavelengths)
- Infrared cameras
Capturing only specific orientations of polarized electromagnetic waves.
- Radiometry
- Photonic (Visual/Infrared wavelengths)
- Visual/Infrared cameras
Images for which each pixel has a wavelength spectrum associated with the object filling the pixel’s field of view.
- Mineralogy
- GIS
- Photonic (Visual/Infrared wavelengths)
- Multi/hyperspectral cameras.
Images from sensors sensitive to the ultraviolet part of the electromagnetic spectrum. Can assist in detecting corona discharges in highvoltage systems.
- Radiometry
- Photonic (UV wavelengths)
- UV cameras
Construction of 2D and 3D images of objects or landscapes.
- Engineering
- Remote sensing
- GIS
- Photonic (Radio wavelengths)
- Radar transmitter and Receiver
X-ray imaging of patients
- Medical
- Photonic (X-rays)
- X-ray source and detector
- Transmission measurement setup.
Imaging of distance astronomical objects.
- Astronomy
- Astrophysics
- Photonic (Visual/Infrared/Xray/Gamma wave)
- Gravitational
- Telescope
System to capture, store, manipulate, analyse, and present geographical data.
- Geography
- Photonic (Visual/Infrared band)
- Airborne cameras
Imaging to determine the inner structure of objects.
- Medical
- Mineralogy
- Photonic (X-rays)
- Transmission
- Diffraction
Imaging to determine the inner structure of objects.
- Medical
- Photonic (Radio frequencies)
- MRI scanner
Flow visualization.
- Aerodynamics
- Fluid dynamics
- Photonic (Visual wavelengths)
- Visual camera
Microscopy.
- Microscopy
- Biology
- Photonic (Visual wavelengths)
- Visual camera
Imaging to determine the outer surface geometry of objects.
- Medical
- Mechanical engineering
- Photonic (Visual/Infrared wavelengths)
- Acoustic
- Laser
- Lidar
- Structured light
- Structure from motion
Used underwater to construct 2D and 3D images of objects or underwater landscapes.
- Navigation
- “Remote sensing”
- Acoustic (Low frequencies of 100-500 Hz and high frequencies)
- Sonar transducer/sensor
- Transmitter and receiver
Used over terrains to construct 2D and 3D images of objects or landscapes and for anatomical scans.
- Medical
- Acoustic (High frequencies)
- Ultrasonic transducer/sensor
- Transmitter and receiver
Imaging to determine the inner structure of objects.
- Seismology
- Geology
- Acoustic
- Geophones
- Accelerometers
- Receivers & possibly transmitters
X-ray scans in order to calculate a 3D model of object being scanned.
- Medical
- Luggage scanning
- Computational (Digital computing, X-rays)
- Gantry with X-ray sources and detectors for multiangle transmission measurements
Imaging-based automatic inspection and analysis for such applications as Process Control, Production Control and Robot Guidance
- Automation
- Agriculture
- Computational (Infrared/Visual wavelengths)
- Computer Algorithms
- Neural Networks.
Scanning (SEM), Transmission (TEM), Reflection (REM).
- Microscopy
- Various
- Electron beam
- Electron microscope