[Histonet] Alternatives to BioQuant for Bone Histomorphometry

[Adam .]

Hi all,

I am looking for an alternative program to BioQuant for bone
histomorphometry. We need to quantify the number of osteoblasts /
osteoclasts per bone surface area as well as the percent surface area
occupied by those cells. We have a computer with BioQuant on it available,
but we find the software to be incredibly clunky and often nearly impossible
to use. Based on my limited attempts to use it, it very well might rank as
one of the worst user interfaces I've ever seen, and I was trained in
computer science and have seen my fair share of horrible software (I'm
looking at you, Lotus Notes).

Anyhow, any suggestions on a (preferably cheap / free) replacement for doing
simple analysis or how to make BioQuant less painful would be very helpful.

Thanks,
Adam