Matlab plot figure in Labview

Is there a way to directly display a Matlab plot figure within the front panel of a VI? I know one option is to save the plot as a .jpg or a 2D image array. Is there a way I can have the created plot figure be displayed in an image box within the vi front panel instead of as a separate matlab figure.
Hoping to avoid re-engineering the figures using the Labview plot options.

Art,
If you are reading data returned from matlab, why not use some of the LabVIEW plots to display that data on its front panel? Do you necesarly want to see matlab's plot?
The ways to display actual matlab plot on a front panel, would be either as an image (which seems you are trying to avoid) or if matlab has an activeX control for plot, then in the activeX container.
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