UPHS Research

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

  1. To promote widespread use of 3D imaging
  2. To promote cooperative research - technical and applied - in 3D imaging
  3. To enable end users and researchers to set up a very inexpensive, state-of-the-art, 3D imaging system

UNIQUE FEATURES OF 3DVIEWNIX

  1. Transporable - based on UNIX, X-window, and C
  2. Based on multidimensional generalization of ACR-NEMA standards of data representation
  3. Application-independent
  4. Image dimensionality independent
  5. Can handle rigid, non-rigid, static, and dynamic objects and object assemblies
  6. Can handle object information from multiple modalities and longitudinal acquisitions
  7. Multitudes of visualization, manipulation, and analysis methods incorporated
  8. Open software system distributed with source code

3DVIEWNIX OPERATIONS

  1. Preprocessing
  2. Visualization
  3. Manipulation
  4. Analysis
  5. Ongoing Work


Medical Image Processing Group, Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania Health System

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