This talk describes how the Edinburgh Mouse Atlas project uses AVS/Express to visualize the data obtained from high resolution digital models of mouse embryos. At each stage of mouse development the major anatomical components are delineated, these are then imported into AVS/express and viewed individually or in any combination. This enables the user to examine the relationship between the different tissues and to visualize the shape in 3-D.
For this work we have incorporated the proprietary image processing system Woolz (developed at the MRC, Human Genetics Unit) into AVS/Express which enables a user-friendly interface for integrating the Woolz library. I will present the different types of visualizations that have proved useful to biologists and discuss the issues involved with incorporating an independent image processing system.