MULTIMODALITY RESEARCH IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM

本项目旨在开发一个可扩展的图像处理系统 (MRIPS)研究来自多次成像的多维(2D到10D)数据 医疗模式。该系统基于通用的硬件和软件 NIH的环境，并将成为宏观图像的标准 在美国国立卫生研究院处理。主要用途将是虚拟化和 医学图像分析。该系统由数据/计算组成 服务器、工作站、现成系统软件和定制 既适合开发新的图像处理软件 图像可视化和分析工具以及现有图像的使用 处理软件包。该系统将由学员使用 与DRRP和其他NIH科学家合作分析 通过计算机断层扫描(CT)获得的医学图像，磁性 磁共振成像(MRI)、磁共振波谱(MRS)、 正电子发射断层扫描(PET)、单光子发射断层扫描 (SPECT)、ECHO等。许多研究将涉及测定 人体解剖图像数据与生理图像数据之间的关系 各种组织和器官系统。在这件事上特别重要 考虑到需要准确和高效地获取空间 用这些不同的方式收集的数据的配准和分割 医疗模式。因此，MRIPS设计的核心是创建 用于短期存储所有受支持的图像的图像注册表 促进从多个模式中选择数据的模式。这个 MRIPS的硬件环境是一种联网的 工作站和文件服务器。服务器将提供对数据的访问 通过以下地址从基于磁带或网络的扫描仪导入 国家卫生研究院。工作站和服务器将使用网络文件系统或 Andrew文件系统提供同构文件系统。大部分 主要的2D和3D医学成像应用程序可以在 MRIPS在不久的将来的软件框架。该框架可以 针对特定的采集和可视化媒介进行量身定做 促进数据交换、存储、检索和多模式 比较。与NIH目前使用的不同系统相比，这一系统 共同制度还将促进共享开发、测试和 交换新的算法。

This project is to develop an extensible image processing system (MRIPS) to study multidimensional (2D to 10D) data from multiple imaging modalities. The system is based on a common hardware and software environment across NIH and is to be the standard for macroscopic image processing at NIH. The primary use will be the vi-sualization and analysis of medical images. The system consists of data/computation servers, workstations, off-the-shelf system software, and customized image processing software suitable for both the development of new image visualization and analysis tools and the use of existing image processing software packages. This system will be used by trainees associated with the DRRP and other NIH scientists for the analysis of medical images obtained by computerized tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), positron emission tomography (PET), single photon emission tomography (SPECT), echo, etc. Many of the studies will involve determination of the relationship between anatomic and physiologic image data obtained from various tissue and organ systems. Of particular importance in this regard is the need to accurately and efficiently obtain spatial registration and segmentation of data collected with these different modalities. Therefore, central to the design of MRIPS is the creation of an image registry for short term storage of images from all supported modalities to facilitate selection of data from multiple modalities. The hardware environment of the MRIPS is one of network-connected workstations and file servers. The servers will provide access to data through importation from either tape- or network-based scanners at NIH. The workstations and servers will use the Network File System or the Andrew File System to provide a homogeneous file system. Most of the major 2D and 3D medical imaging applications may be handled in MRIPS's software framework for the near future. This framework can be tailored to the specific acquisition and visualization medium to facilitate data exchange, storage, retrieval and multimodality comparisons. In contrast to dissimilar systems now in use at NIH, this common system will also promote shared development, testing and exchange of new algorithms.