抄録
A morphological database of human embryos is a valuable data resource to elucidate morphological formation during the embryonal development of humans. In this report, we describe a system constructed to retrieve and present from a database including a large quantity of three-dimensional (3D) magnetic resonance (MR) microscope images acquired from embryo specimens. The database consists of the 3D images, external photographs and bibliographical texts, and the system retrieves and displays the information of the database via a network. The system enables users to retrieve bilingual (Japanese and English) data, observe sections of 3D images, and view 3D isosurfaces of the specimens extracted from the 3D images. In the procedure of viewing 3D isosurfaces, morphological features of the specimens can be compared.
