A Programming System for the On-line Analysis of Biomedical Images A preliminary description of the software for a computer-display system is given with special emphasis on the man-machine interaction. This system is intended for a wide variety of biomedical applications. As an example, the methods are applied to the karyotyping of chromosomes. The system is separated into four programming tasks: picture transformations, file maintenance, picture structuring, and display management. Picture structuring is considered as the vehicle for man-machine communication. A prototype data format for pictures, called a picture-form, is developed. Structure operators are defined which manipulate picture-forms to produce new pictures-forms. Many of the ideas are taken from the symbolic mathematical laboratory at MIT conceived by Marvin Minsky. CACM May, 1970 Hodes, L. image processing, biomedical image processing, on-line image processing, semiautomatic image processing, data structure, structure operators, picture processing, biomedical picture processing, on-line picture processing, semiautomatic picture processing, semiautomatic karyotyping, karyotyping, list processing picture processing 3.12 3.34 3.63 4.39 6.29 CA700501 JB February 13, 1978 2:27 PM 2065 5 2065 2065 5 2065 2065 5 2065