diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst index 6861ea5..cc97295 100644 --- a/README.rst +++ b/README.rst @@ -2,13 +2,18 @@ SITK-IBEX: Aligning images acquired with the IBEX microscopy imaging technique +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -This Python package was implemented as part of the development of the +This Python package implementation is part of the development of the Iterative Bleaching Extends Multiplexity (IBEX) imaging technique. It enables the alignment of multiple cycles of fluorescence images, acquired using IBEX. A repeated marker is used to register all panels to a selected panel (in the registration nomenclature this is the fixed image). After registration all panels are resampled onto the fixed image. +More information about the development of the IBEX technique can be found in +the `IBEX Imaging Community`_, which is a community of researchers who are developing +the IBEX knowledge-base of reagents, protocols, panels, publications, software, +and datasets. + While this method was developed for a specific imaging protocol, it will likely work for other sequential protocols that contain a repeated marker. The registration approach is implemented using the @@ -151,3 +156,4 @@ Please use the `GitHub Issues`_ for support and code issues related to the sitk- .. _`PyPI - The Python Package Index`: https://pypi.org/project/sitkibex/ .. _Github Releases: https://github.com/niaid/sitk-ibex/releases .. _10.1073/pnas.2018488117: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2018488117 +.. _`IBEX Imaging Community`: https://ibeximagingcommunity.github.io/ibex_imaging_knowledge_base/data_and_software.html \ No newline at end of file