The Stereologer system
with ImageJ/Fiji
The Smart and Affordable Choice For Computerized Stereology and Image Analysis
The Stereologer is not just the only Mac- and PC-based solution for computerized stereology system, but also the cutting edge,
state-of-the-art computerized stereology system available worldwide. In the
past decade-and-a-half high impact journals such as Nature, Science, Lancet and JAMA and prestigious book producers have published scientific works using
the Stereologer system, including the following:
- 17-alpha estradiol mitigates loss of pyramidal neurons in
hippocampus of dtg APP/PS1 mice. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, Vol 23, December
2010.
- Effects of age and LPS-mediated inflammation on central
catecholaminergic neuron number in B6 mice. Neurobiology of Aging, 2010, epub
online 19 November 201o.
- An excess number of prefrontal cortex neurons underlies
early brain overgrowth in autism. Journal of the American Medical Association
(JAMA), November 9, 2011.
- Unbiased Stereology: A Concise Guide. The Johns Hopkins
University Press, Baltimore, MD, August, 2011.
"We've been using the Stereologer for over ten years now, we really like it." Professor S. Omar Ahmad, St. Louis University, MO
I think we will decide today or tomorrow, and believe I have them leaning toward Stereologer. Mostly I made the case that [competing system] doesnt do anything more than Stereologer, really, and I tried to make the case for the user friendliness of the Stereologer software. So why not save the $15-20K? Professor P. Gottschall, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR
"The Stereologer is a workhorse, easily the most heavily used equipment in the laboratory. Pretty soon we're going to need another one." Dr. Mark Butt, ToxPath Associates, Gaithersburg, MD.
"We have been using the Stereologer and are quite happy with it." Melvyn Ball, M.D., Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon
The Stereologer system with Image J/Fiji -- The Smart Choice For Computerized Stereology and Image Analysis
The Stereologer with ImageJ/Fiji is the only computerized morphometry system compatible with Apple and PC computers, high-resolution digital imaging, precision stage
movement, and the full range of state-of-the-art unbiased stereology and image analysis features for biomedical and life science researchers.
Price Check
The Stereologer system with Image J/Fiji provides cutting-edge morphometric analyses of biological tissue at tens of thousands of dollars less than the cost for comparable systems from some vendors.
 Users of the Stereologer system with ImageJ/Fiji know that over-priced systems (>$45K) are not required for applications of state-of-the-art unbiased stereology and image analysis to biological tissue.
Why not save $15-20K or more?
The cost for complete turn-key Stereologer system with ImageJ/Fiji ranges from $25-30K for a Basic configuration to $40-45K for an Advanced system. If you already own some of the required hardware (stage motor, camera, etc.), your cost will be even less.
All systems include the Stereologer and ImageJ/Fiji software preloaded on a new Apple or PC computer fully integrated to a high-performance motorized X-Y-Z stage and high resolution digital camera for brightfield and/or fluorescent imaging. Click here for a complete list of features, equipment and accessories.
To order a new microscope for your system, let us know what preferences to include in your quote. When your turn-key system arrives, our experts will install the system hardware on your microscope, demonstrate the most innovative, user-friendly work flow in the industry, and training you in the theoretical and practical aspects of unbiased stereology. Once you are up-and-running, our professional stereologists remain ready and able to provide professional guidance on the full variety of applications of unbiased stereology to biological systems.
Contact us online for a cost-effective quote on a Stereologer system with I mage J/Fiji.
Top Technical and Stereology Support in the Industry
The Stereologer and ImageJ/Fiji system is properly designed, built, and supported by professional bioscientists, computer scientists and stereologists. Our goal is simple -- to get your morphometry projects up-and-running with the least amount of expense and delay. Although you may never need to call us, our technical and stereology support team has decades of training and experience in the applications of unbiased stereology and image analysis to biological tissue.
The SRC's Support Group responds within 24 hours by phone, email, and remote-access (on-line) support. If you would like to discuss unbiased stereology using the Stereologer, or any other computerized stereology system, call (410-490-2036) or click (src@disector.com).
State-of-the-Art Image Analysis Where You Need It
 For users who need advanced imaging functionality, the Stereologer system comes equipped with Image J/Fiji, the NIH's powerful Java-based image analysis and image processing program.
The Stereologer system with Image J/Fiji offers state-of-the-art unbiased stereology with advanced tools
for microscopic analysis of biological tissue, including neuron/filament
tracing and analysis, brain mapping, 3-D serial reconstruction, analysis of
confocal and electron microscopy images, and more.
Because Image J/Fiji are in the public domain, courtesy of the NIH and the U.S. Public Health Service, you pay nothing for the same powerful image analysis and processing features that cost thousands of dollars to purchase, with additional annual costs for support and maintenence fees, from some other vendors.
Our guarantee is simple -- if you receive a quote for a stereology and image analysis system that is priced lower than a comparably equipped Stereologer system with Image J/Fiji, we will cheerfully meet or beat that price.
You can purchase a completely new Stereologer with Image J/Fiji system for between $25K and $45K or or sometimes even less, depending on the hardware options required. These systems include the following ten-point list of products and services:
Newest version of the Stereologer software and Image J/Fiji preloaded on Mac or PC computers (your choice) with monitor, keyboard, and mouse. New three-axis (XYZ) motorized stage with Z-axis length gauge indicator for closed-loop feedback. Most user-friendly work flow in the industry. New high-resolution digital color imaging system. Training from professional stereologist with strong credentials in the applications of unbiased stereology to the biosciences. Copy of "Principles and Practices of Unbiased Stereology: An Introduction For Bioscientists" from The Johns Hopkins University Press. All integration fees, cables, maintenance, software upgrades, yearly support. Stage micrometer slide for lens calibration. On-site or remote installation. - Professionally written and jargon-free Stereologer manual.
Avoid high-priced computerized stereology systems (>$45K)
The Stereologer with Image J/Fiji costs less, in most cases much less, than $45K, depending on your hardware options. However, you can spend more, in some cases a great deal more, for comparably equipped computerized stereology systems from some other vendors. What we don't understand is why? Wouldn't your funds be better spent on some other instrument or methodology to enhance your research program?
For a quote, visit the Contact page or call/email Scott McElhiney (352-871-7045; scott@disector.com).
Shop around for quotes from other vendors
We strongly encourage comparisons between our systems and those sold by other vendors, including the following companies: - Bioquant (www.bioquant.com)
- MCID systems (www.mcid.co.uk)
- MBF Bioscience* (www.mbfbioscience.com)
- Visiopharm (www.visiopharm.com)
*note that "www.stereology.info" and "www.stereologyinformatica.com" are commercial websites owned and operated by MBF.
How we manage to keep our prices low
Perhaps you have already received quotes for computerized stereology systems from other vendors, even some tens of thousands of dollars more the Stereologer system with Image J/Fiji? Given that in each case you requested a quote for a computerized stereology and image analysis system, why is your Stereologer quote quite remarkably less than the quotes you received from some other vendors?
The answer is that the Stereologer with Image J/Fiji system maintains the greatest benefit per unit cost in the industry by following four basic tenets: - On top of recent price reductions for high resolution digital cameras, further discount pricing for the same hardware offered by some other vendors at full mark-up price, also known as MSRP.
- No extra charge for cutting-edge image analysis features and programs in Image J/Fiji, the powerful public domain developed and supported by the NIH. Features included in these programs are integrated into the Stereologer system at no cost. Remember that buying commercial image analysis software has drawbacks -- expensive annual licensing and maintenance fees -- for the same functionality provided by Image J/Fiji at no initial or annual cost.
- No tricky marketing tactics. Our quotes reflect prices for products and services you request, with no hidden costs for unnecessary hardware or programs you do not need (i.e., upselling). If you decide one day to expand your system's functionality in the future, we'll be happy to upgrade your system with the cutting-edge programs at that time, most likely at a lower price that you would pay today.
- As an academically orientated company, the SRC provides substantial across-the-board discounts to university- and college-based research laboratories.
Email scott@disector.com or call Scott McElhiney at 352-871-7045 for a quote in clear, plain, and jargon-free language.
Submitting a grant proposal?
As bioscientists ourselves, we understand your challenges. With dwindling amounts of federal and private dollars to disburse among increasing numbers of applications for support, raising funds for biomedical research is harder than ever before.
Fewer awards with reduced funding mean bioscientists in government agencies, academic laboratories and private institutions must carefully examine their major and long-term investments, including a computerized system for stereology and image analysis. The important factors to consider are your immediate and long-term needs for hardware and software, together with the best arrangements for technical and stereology support, all at the lowest possible cost.
Your application needs well-designed studies, convincing preliminary data, state-of-the-art methodology for histology and stereology, and realistic time-frames for doing the work. We have extensive experience as Principal Investigators of our own research projects, as well as setting up computerized stereology systems in Core Facilities and individual laboratories. For over a decade we have served as peer reviewers for scientific journals and grant study sections for both federal and private foundations in the US and Canada.
Call us to discuss how to improve your grant application by avoiding common mistakes.
Ready to upgrade?
A substantial number of our software-only sales include customers who have struggled with computerized systems from other vendors. This might be a cost-effective option for many current users of computerized stereology systems.
- Currently involved in a love/hate relationship with another computerized stereology system that is simply not meeting your needs?
- Their Technical Support group unable or unwilling to resolve your problems with their system?
- Feel like they do not understand what you are trying to accomplish?
- Suspect they would rather sell you more software than answer your questions?
- Convinced there has to be a better way?
If you responded yes to any of the above questions, perhaps it's time to switch to the Stereologer with ImageJ/Fiji?
By incorporating the Stereologer softwareand Image J/Fiji software with the same hardware (microscope, camera, stage motor) used by your other system, you can make the switch and get back to your research at a small fraction of the cost for a complete new system.
Need training in computerized stereology?
We know that some vendors of computerized stereology system do not provide adequate training in the principles and practices of unbiased stereology. Our upcoming Stereology Workshops or Short Courses have trained literally thousands of bioscientists using a wide variety of software in the computerized applications of unbiased stereology.
Limited funds for computerized stereology system?
We are scientists, we get it. You need cutting-edge stereology but lack the funds to purchase a new stereology system. Let us further reduce your costs using our reliable sources for professionally refurbished and reconditioned hardware, including microscopes, motorized stages, and demo cameras.
Need stereology data but don't have the time to set up a system?
If so, you might consider outsourcing your project. The highly trained personnel in our Stereology Core Facility will collect your data blind to treatment using state-of-the-art computerized stereology. In the shortest time possible, you receive results, along with a complete report and professional interpretation of the findings. For a quote and to discuss your project with an experienced bioscientist-stereologist, send a note to our Contact page.
To speak with current users of the Stereologer system with Image J/Fiji for either Apple or PC computer platforms, send a note through our Contact page.
Also, if your institution or library subscribe to JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments), you can check out the video demonstration of the Stereologer system at the following link: http://www.jove.com/details.stp?id=1262.
Click here for an example of peer-reviewed study using the Stereologer system. Let us know if you would like to see others, perhaps studies in your area of research.
What Makes Us Different?
 Professional credentials in cutting-edge stereology and bioscience research. For well over a decade the SRC has operated under the leadership of professional stereologists, bioscientists, and teachers.
Dr. Mouton, Director of the SRC, is the official U.S. representative of the International Society for Stereology. He is the organizer of the most established Stereology Education Program in the U.S. (1995-present) and author of best-selling stereology texts from The Johns Hopkins University Press, including " Principles and Practices of Unbiased Stereology (May 2002) and Unbiased Stereology: A Concise Guide" (August 2011). For Dr. Mouton's curriculum vitae and complete listing of publications, please see About The SRC.
For a quote, visit the Contact page or call/email Scott McElhiney (352-871-7045; scott@disector.com). |
