title: Volumetric neuroimage analysis extensions for the MIPAV software package.
abstract: We describe a new collection of publicly available software tools for performing quantitative neuroimage analysis. The tools perform semi-automatic brain extraction, tissue classification, Talairach alignment, and atlas-based measurements within a user-friendly graphical environment. They are implemented as plug-ins for MIPAV, a freely available medical image processing software package from the National Institutes of Health. Because the plug-ins and MIPAV are implemented in Java, both can be utilized on nearly any operating system platform. In addition to the software plug-ins, we have also released a digital version of the Talairach atlas that can be used to perform regional volumetric analyses. Several studies are conducted applying the new tools to simulated and real neuroimaging data sets.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Medical Image Computing, Neuroradiology Division, Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
authors.forename: Pierre-Louis
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Bazin
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Cuzzocreo
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Yassa
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gandler
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: McAuliffe
authors.forename: Susan S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Bassett
authors.forename: Dzung L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Pham
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000716:Anatomy, Artistic; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008488:Medical Illustration; D012984:Software