Treffer: Multitracer: a Java-based tool for anatomic delineation of grayscale volumetric images.

Title:
Multitracer: a Java-based tool for anatomic delineation of grayscale volumetric images.
Authors:
Woods RP; Department of Neurology, Ahmanson-Lovelace Brain Mapping Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of California-Los Angeles, 660 Charles E. Young Drive South, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. rwoods@ucla.edu
Source:
NeuroImage [Neuroimage] 2003 Aug; Vol. 19 (4), pp. 1829-34.
Publication Type:
Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Language:
English
Journal Info:
Publisher: Academic Press Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9215515 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 1053-8119 (Print) Linking ISSN: 10538119 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Neuroimage Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s):
Original Publication: Orlando, FL : Academic Press, c1992-
MeSH Terms:
Mathematical Computing* , Programming Languages*, Brain/*anatomy & histology , Image Enhancement/*methods , Image Processing, Computer-Assisted/*methods , Magnetic Resonance Imaging/*statistics & numerical data, Artifacts ; Data Display/statistics & numerical data ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods ; Software Design
Grant Information:
AG 16750 United States AG NIA NIH HHS; EE 12169 United States PHS HHS; P20 MH 57180 United States MH NIMH NIH HHS; P20 MH 65166 United States MH NIMH NIH HHS; P20 MH/DA 52176 United States MH NIMH NIH HHS; RR 13642 United States RR NCRR NIH HHS
Entry Date(s):
Date Created: 20030902 Date Completed: 20031023 Latest Revision: 20191107
Update Code:
20250114
DOI:
10.1016/s1053-8119(03)00243-x
PMID:
12948737
Database:
MEDLINE

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A Java-based tool for delineating anatomic boundaries in 8- and 16- bit grayscale volumetric images is described. Modern features implemented by the tool include the ability to simultaneously view the current cursor position and the previously delineated boundaries on three orthogonal planes, the ability to magnify images during delineation using high-quality interpolation, the ability to encode and save boundaries with subvoxel resolution, and the ability to utilize coregistered images interchangeably during delineation. Additional features facilitate use of the tool in a multiuser, multiplatform environment and provide support for the documentation of anatomic delineation protocols. In addition to providing direct estimates of structure volumes, areas, and lengths, the tool allows contoured boundaries to be exported for more sophisticated analyses. The tool also provides support for manual editing of image volumes to remove confounding structures and for manual correction of image volumes that have been inaccurately edited. In addition to its research utility, the tool also has potential value in education, allowing students to interact with volumetric data and structural boundaries in three dimensions.