1. Objectives

Image analysis leads to quantitative description or pattern recognition. It is particularly well-suited to the study of microscopic samples, which it enables to measure. It is also a powerful tool for rapidly checking a situation from a distance, based on its image. It has applications in many fields: materials science [1] , [2] , life sciences [3] , [4] , [5] , [6] geology [7] , [8]...