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:: iBrain™ ::
iBrain™ is an easy-to-use
neuroimage processing and visualisation package developed by David
Abbott PhD and his team. From its roots in 1995 as an in-house software
platform for functional MRI research, iBrain™ has grown to accommodate
many requirements of neuroimaging analysis. iBrain™ can be used
stand-alone, or in conjunction with other analysis packages such as SPM8.
iBrain™ has been demonstrated at
the following conferences:
June 2006: 12th International Conference on
Functional Mapping of the Human Brain, Florence, Italy Abstract:
Masterton, R. et. al. A software utility for measuring tissue-type
partial volumes for MRS data. On CD-ROM in NeuroImage 2006;31(S1);208
T-PM
June 2001: 7th International Conference on Functional
Mapping of the Human Brain, Brighton, UK. Abstract: Abbott D.,
Jackson G., iBrain – Software for analysis and visualisation of
functional MR images. NeuroImage 2001;13(6):S59
May 2001: 5th Australian Functional Brain Mapping
Symposium, Melbourne, Australia, May 2001. Abstract: Abbott D., Jackson
G., fMRI image processing and analysis using iBrain software. Proc. 5th
Australian Functional Brain Mapping Symposium, p22.
The following is a selection of
just some of the many useful features of iBrain™
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Automated image conversion,
including from DICOM and proprietary GE image file formats to the
widely used Analyze 7.5 file format.
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Reading of NIfTI-1 files (including compressed .nii.gz
files) is supported, as is header pass-through NIfTI-1 write
support.
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ability to load many “unknown” file formats
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automatic selection of optimum target image for
image realignment (selects the image that is “closest” to most of
the other images)
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calculation of sensitivity maps of SPM results
(i.e. maps of the minimum signal difference that would have been
required for a voxel to reach a given threshold)
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sample size calculator (using results of a pilot
study)
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quantitative 2D and 3D (multi-slice) region of
interest (ROI) tools including summary statistics and scriptable ROI
analysis of multiple data sets
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time-course extraction (e.g. for use in
functional connectivity analyses)
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flexible result displays including colour
overlays with quantitative colour scale
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interactive visualisation of raw and processed
time-course data via single and multi-voxel plots
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quality control including image stack display and
quantitative assessment tools
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animated “cine” display
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automated batch processing of data from one or
more experiments
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ability to call certain functions from command
line, allowing integration with other processing streams
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real-time analysis is possible when used with
real-time image acquisition on the GE Visual Processing workstation
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interactive image calculator with many filters
including resample, resize, threshold, mask and arithmetic
operations
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Supports Windows, Mac and Linux workstations
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Requires IDL v6.3 or later (the free IDL Virtual
Machine is sufficient for most functions)
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Licence: The iBrain™ licence is a
non-exclusive licence available upon request that permits use for
non-commercial research or academic purposes
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Availability: Please email iBrain at
the domain brain.org.au for more information.
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