[MINC-users] Best way to convert UNC to MINC

[Nam, Kie Woo]

Dear Dr Andrew Janke,

Thank you very much for the answer. I understand that I can convert a coronal UNC image into MINC format either by using (1) "coronal2axial" and "unc2mnc" or (2) "unc2analyze" and "nii2mnc" or "rawtominc".

So, I'm very sorry to bother you again, but would you be able to recommend which one to use between "nii2mnc" and "rawtominc" if I try option (2)? I wish to try both options because I'm equally worried about the risk from coronal-to-axial conversion as much as that from the UNC-to-Analyze one.

Many thanks,

Kie Woo



Kie Woo Nam
Postgraduate Research Student
Division of Psychological Medicine
Department of Psychosis Studies
Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London
De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill
London SE5 8AF, UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7848 0061

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Sent: 28 March 2012 12:52
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Cc: Simmons, Andy
Subject: Re: [MINC-users] Best way to convert UNC to MINC

> I'm sorry to keep asking similar questions recently, but could someone please tell me the best way to
> convert UNC images into MINC format?  I've tried converting UNC directly into MINC using "unc2mnc", > but these MINC image was not properly displayed using "register".

>  1.  Is this the best way to convert UNC images into MINC format?

Probably by using unc2mnc, having yet another format in the middle is
never a good idea. I wrote unc2mnc as a quick hack a long time ago but
as far as I am aware the format hasn't changed much.

As discussed already, there is no way you are going to get around the
"coronal" conversion problems as from what I know despite the images
being stored in UNC in "coronal" orientation there is no way to deduce
this from the UNC file. As such unc2mnc presumes all UNC images are
transverse. At least this is how I remember things!


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