ImageQuant(TM) TL              
                                                                       
	Version 8.1  March 2012                
                                                                       
	Copyright © 2007-2012 General Electric Company - All rights reserved.
	GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences AB, a General Electric Company. 
       
                                                                       
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	General Comments Concerning ImageQuant(TM) TL

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	Installation 
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	The installation is started from the setup.exe and is described in 
	IQTL_UserManual.pdf. It is written in pdf format and needs
	a PDF reader to be opened.


	Documentation 
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	User manual is placed on the installation disc in 
	folder:	\IQTL Installation

	The provided manuals are written in pdf format and and needs
	a PDF reader to be opened. 


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	NEW FUNCTIONALITY in ImageQuant(TM) TL

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	ImageQuant TL v8.1 (8.1.0.0) is based on ImageQuant TL v7.0. The following changes are implemented: 


	Major new functionality / improvements;
	•	Multichannel mode without pre-requisite of .ds file format*
	•	Molecular size determination between channels
	•	Addition of pre-installed GE branded molecular weight markers
	•	Improved image handling with possibility to handle several images simultaneously for comparative analysis.
	•	Improved printing possibilities (e.g. 1:1 for cutting out bands)
	•	Improved export and report formats
	•	Simplified e-license handling
	•	Improved descriptions in user manual

	*Note: This does not include multiplex ECL Plex analysis (i.e. normalization with housekeeping protein).

	
	General
	The on-line help is updated to include new functionality.

	The Parameters tab are displayed by default in the Help/Parameters tab set of the different analysis workflow steps.

	The following functionality from IQ Tools is included into IQTL:
	- same pseudo colours

	The noise reduction is improved for low signal / noise bands (1D analysis module). 

	IQTools and FlourSep applications are removed from the installation.
	Some functionality is instead implemented in the IQTL application