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"Most important, PV-WAVE is an intuitive and a facile product that improves my clients' productivity. They don't need to be computer experts to perform their analyses. They can focus on their expertise as core analysts instead of programming."
-Bob Kehl, President, KehlCo Scientific
Visualization Systems
QUICK
FACTS
At KehlCo Scientific Visualization Systems, they have integrated
PV-WAVE with their custom software that supports computer tomography
and imaging for complex research activities. Using the PV-WAVE based
KehlCo imaging products along with the visualization exploration
tools, clients are able to compute and analyze quantitative values
of data used in the petroleum industry.
THE PROBLEM
KehlCo Scientific Visualization Systems provides UNIX®-based
software tools for scientific, engineering and other technical applications
using image-producing devices such as microscopes, video cameras,
digital cameras, ultrasound, cat scan and MRI. These devices are
utilized by professionals in materials science, seismology, reservoir
engineering, petrophysics and medical disciplines, among others.
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In addition to consulting services, KehlCo develops custom software
to support computer tomography and imaging for complex research
activities, including core sampling and analysis in the petroleum
industry.
PV-WAVE-based imaging products compute and analyze quantitative
values. Petroleum industry companies spend millions of dollars extracting
core samples from the ground and analyzing their contents. Maintaining
the integrity of the samples with nondestructive techniques is critical
for this type of research.
THE SOLUTION
"Because our tools are based on PV-WAVE, clients can quickly
perform computations on 2D and 3D data sets. Within minutes users
can determine the physical properties of a sample, its density,
porosity, saturation, atomic number and more, all with PV-WAVE's
easy-to-understand graphical user interface," said Bob Kehl,
president of KehlCo.
Using KehlCo's software integrated with PV-WAVE's customizable,
visual exploration tools (PV-WAVE Navigator), KehlCo clients can
perform the following functions with the click of a mouse:
Arbitrary Slicing and Measurement
Display all scan slices, perform oblique slicing and rendering and
produce tabular cross-sectional statistics for export to spreadsheet
files.
Axial Slice Alignment
Align sequences of slices with linear proportioning.
Morphology
Examine scanned objects using filters on slices and volumes.
CT Beam Hardening Adjustment
Compute beam hardening adjustment for each pixel in scanned slices.
General Computations
Perform computations on any numerical object (scalar, vector, 2D,
3D, etc.) regardless of whether the data represent constants, slices
or entire volumes.
Data Exploration, Statistics
and Analysis
Compute and display image statistics for every operation and/or
graphics object, including cross-plots, histograms and color-coded
legends.
Volumes and Slices of Interest Interactively
Define slices and volumes by using various shapes as masks, such
as circles, polygons and rectangles.
General Display
Perform 2D and 3D rendering, including isosurfaces of slice and
volume, and change aspect ratios to reflect true dimensions of 3D
objects.
PV-WAVE greatly accelerates project implementation. "Because
of its inherent rapid development capabilities, PV-WAVE saves money
and shortens development cycles," said Kehl. "I can quickly
adapt PV-WAVE's custom visual exploration tools to the specific
needs of my clients."
"In the mid 1980s, the products
used to perform these analyses were very rudimentary. There was
no GUI, and the tools had limited capabilities. I used to spend
at least two weeks writing code in Fortran; now computations take
five minutes. PV-WAVE speeds up the process by at least 70 to 80
percent," said Kehl.
"Most important, PV-WAVE is an intuitive and a facile product
that improves my clients' productivity. They don't need to be computer
experts to perform their analyses. They can focus on their expertise
as core analysts instead of programming," Kehl explained.
RETURN ON INVESTMENT
One of the main benefits KehlCo's clients realize with PV-WAVE's
capabilities is the ability to perform point-and-click calculations
on objects of any type with any dimensions. "PV-WAVE is a flexible
tool because it supports data without needing prior knowledge. It
doesn't care if the data is 2D, 3D, real or integer. It allows users
to build buttons and slides that easily control manipulation of
complex data," said Kehl.
PV-WAVE offers flexible portability across platforms. Kehl has
used PV-WAVE's export capabilities to transfer applications from
a variety of systems without having to make significant changes.
In every case, Kehl has successfully ported images between UNIX®,
Hewlett Packard®, Sun OSS, Sun Solaris, Silicon Graphics®
and PC formats.
In addition, PV-WAVE has built-in features that support many industry-standard
formats for desktop publishing, so images are easily manipulated
and exported to other applications and platforms.
"Visual Numerics has anticipated my needs and my clients'
needs by adding enhanced features to PV-WAVE that improve productivity
while keeping support costs low," Kehl added.
Visual Numerics provides first-rate support. Because of the complexity
of his development projects, Kehl works with Visual Numerics' technical
support department at least once a day.
"I have received excellent and responsive support from Visual
Numerics' staff. Their Website is also a great resource for information.
It's easy to navigate so I can find answers quickly," said
Kehl.
WORLD CLASS PRODUCTS, SERVICES,
AND SUPPORT
Visual Numerics has provided technical software
solutions for numerical analysis and visualization for over 30 years.
The company's software products help users understand complex data
from a variety of sources and build business-critical applications.
Visual Numerics offers two product lines: the IMSL® Numerical
Libraries for powerful mathematical and statistical analysis and
the PV-WAVE® visual data analysis development environment. Visual
Numerics also offers customized consulting services for applications
that involve mathematical, statistical, or visual data analysis
to meet today’s business analytical needs.
The IMSL Numerical Libraries which include
the IMSL C Library, IMSL Fortran Library and JMSL™ Library
for Java™ applications are the industry standard for numerical
analysis. They deliver developers with the breadth and depth of
core algorithms allowing for the rapid development of any application.
Whether developing applications in C, Fortran, or Java, or on UNIX,
Windows or Linux, the robust IMSL Libraries provide the reliable
foundation and the building blocks developers need.
The PV-WAVE family of products which includes
PV-WAVE, TS-WAVE, and JWAVE delivers engineers with the development
tools to efficiently and accurately meet their data analysis needs.
PV-WAVE solutions allow users to rapidly import, manipulate, analyze
and visualize data. The PV-WAVE family also includes robust time
series analysis software as well as the ability to share analysis
results across the enterprise with a Java-based solution. And, unlike
other products, PV-WAVE Advantage includes a sophisticated set of
analysis routines based on the industry-standard IMSL Libraries.
In addition, Visual Numerics Consulting
Services combine technical expertise, decades of hands-on experience
and a combination of powerful products to create the highest quality
solutions possible for your visual data analysis needs.
Visual Numerics unique combination of products
and services rapidly enhance ROI by delivering the highest efficiency,
greatest accuracy and maximum performance.
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Industry
Research & Development
Application
Computer Tomography and Imaging
Product
PV-WAVE
KehlCo, Inc. provides software products and consulting services.
Its software products are used to process, analyze and visualize
medical images (CT and MRI), down hole NMR and other log data, and
digital camera data on Unix, Windows and VMS platforms. KehlCo’s
products are well suited for any digital image data, whether 2-D
or
3-D, including animations. All image formats are supported.
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