[MINC-users] Re: reading/writing MINC volumes in ITK (Michel Audette)

[Rupert Brooks]

As far as i know, there is no way to directly read MINC files in itk. 
I've been working with minc volumes in ITK for a while tho, but i use a
kludgey way of getting the data in and out.

Hi Michel,

I convert into VTK format, using a simple python script based on the
ATAMAI www.atamai.com minc reader.  I have a corresponding script to go
the other way too.

ITK reads vtk format fine, but there is a defect in the conversion
process which messes up the spacing.  So I wrote a small itk program to
patch that.  Then i am good to go.

I have a very clumsy viewer for volumes in the vtk format that lets me
sanity check how stuff works out.  

If you want more details or to try it, let me know.

Rupert B.

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> From: "Michel Audette" <m.audette@aist.go.jp>
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> Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 16:08:44 +0900
> Subject: [MINC-users] reading/writing MINC volumes in ITK
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> Hello everyone,
> 
> I have to give a talk and a workshop in mid-January
> http://www.socmedsim.org/meet2005/meet2005.html , and during my workshop, I
> plan to discuss publicly available image processing tools that can be used
> towards building anatomical models for medical simulation. I plan to bring
> up VTK and the MNI software toolbox, but before I bring up ITK as well, with
> which I am not very familiar, I was wondering if anyone has written ITK
> drivers for reading and writing MINC volumes.
> 
> Please let me know.
> 
> Michel
> 
> Michel Audette, Ph.D.,
> Research Fellow, Surgical Simulation,
> Surgical Assist Technology Group,
> AIST,
> Namiki 1-2,
> Tsukuba, Japan,
> 305-8564.
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