3DVIEWNIX
A DATA-, MACHINE-, AND APPLICATION- INDEPENDENT SOFTWARE SYSTEM FOR THE
VISUALIZATION AND ANALYSIS OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL IMAGES
3DVIEWNIX is a transportable, very inexpensive software system
developed by the Medical Image Processing Group, Department of
Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. It has
state-of-the-art capabilities for visualizing, manipulating, and
analyzing multidimensional, multimodality image information.
It is designed to run on Unix machines under X-windows.
It uses a data protocol that is a multidimensional generalization
of the ACR-NEMA standards. We have tested it extensively on SGI and
Sun workstations and PCs. Other recipients of 3DVIEWNIX have installed
it on a variety of platforms including IBM RS6000s, HP700s,
and Stardent, all from a single source code version.
For further information contact:
Prof. J. K. Udupa
Medical Image Processing Group
Department of Radiology
University of Pennsylvania
423 Guardian Drive - 4th Floor Blockley Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6021
U.S.A.
Phone: +1-215-662-6780
FAX: +1-215-349-8426
email: dewey@mipg.upenn.edu
WWW: http://www.mipg.upenn.edu
Below is a brief description of the system capabilities:
PURPOSE OF 3DVIEWNIX
- To promote widespread use of 3D imaging
- To promote cooperative research - technical and applied - in 3D imaging
- To enable end users and researchers to set up a very
inexpensive, state-of-the-art, 3D imaging system
UNIQUE FEATURES OF 3DVIEWNIX
- Transporable - based on UNIX, X-window, and C
- Based on multidimensional generalization of ACR-NEMA standards
of data representation
- Application-independent
- Image dimensionality independent
- Can handle rigid, non-rigid, static, and dynamic objects and
object assemblies
- Can handle object information from multiple modalities and
longitudinal acquisitions
- Multitudes of visualization, manipulation, and analysis
methods incorporated
- Open software system distributed with source code
3DVIEWNIX OPERATIONS
- Preprocessing
- Visualization
- Manipulation
- Analysis
- Ongoing Work
Medical Image Processing Group, Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania Health System