title: FAMIS: a software package for functional feature extraction from biomedical multidimensional images.
abstract: An increased number of image sequences is acquired in all modalities of the biomedical imaging field in order to study displacement or metabolism of a tracer or a contrast agent. It requires effective processing methods to estimate the underlying physiological components. We have developed a software package based on factor analysis algorithms which can adapt to various imaging modalities and its extension to double-indexed image sequences. We describe general characteristics of the software and present the main points of the user-friendly interface. The performances of the package are discussed and the possibilities of the methodology are illustrated using an example in magnetic resonance imaging.
authors.affiliation: U66 INSERM, Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Frouin
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Bazin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Di Paola
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Jolivet
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Di Paola
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003196:Computer Graphics; D003199:Computer Systems; D003626:Data Display; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D007256:Information Systems; D011381:Programming Languages; D012984:Software; D014584:User-Computer Interface