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http://cibsr.stanford.edu/tools/

A multiplatform, highly modular image processing and visualization application which is under development by the Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research. The goal of this project is provide a framework application for neuroimaging which facilitates the interchange of software tools developed by researchers. BrainImageJava can: * Delineate ROIs in slices along X, Y, or Z axes, with 3D feedback in the other axes. * Create and display triangular mesh surfaces from MRI volumes. * Draw Surfaces-of-Interest (SOIs) in 3D, and edit them in a planar display. * Set Talairach grid on a volume, export an AC/PC stack, and measure the values within each grid unit. This 3D image processing and analysis program for the Apple Macintosh PowerPC is based on the public domain application, NIH Image. It includes interactive procedures for 3D MRI quantification including semi-automated procedures for removing non-brain tissues from images, fuzzy segmentation of tissue compartments, global or local parcellation (based on the Talairach atlas), region-growing, etc. The last version of the software included multiplatform capability, volume visualization and advanced image analysis tools.

Proper citation: BrainImage Software (RRID:SCR_006139) Copy   

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http://neuro.imm.dtu.dk/software/brede/

A package for neuroinformatics and neuroimaging analysis mostly programmed in Matlab with a few additional programs in Python and Perl. It allows coordinate-based meta-analysis and visualization, neuroimaging analysis of voxel or regional data - not the original data but rather the summary images (e.g., statistical parametric images) and location data in stereotactic space. Among the algorithms implemented are kernel density estimation (for coordinate-based meta-analysis), independent component analysis, non-negative matrix factorization, k-means clustering, singular value decomposition, partial correlation analysis with permutation testing and partial canonical correlation analysis. Visualization of coordinate, surfaces and volumes are possible in 2D and 3D. Generation of HTML for results are possible and algorithms can be accessed from the command line or via a flexible graphical interface. With the Brede Toolbox comes the Brede Database with a small coordinate database from published neuroimaging studies, and ontologies for, e.g., brain function and brain regions.

Proper citation: Brede Toolbox (RRID:SCR_006204) Copy   

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http://sourceforge.net/projects/niftysim/

A high-performance nonlinear finite element solver. A key feature is the option of GPU-based execution, which allows the solver to significantly out-perform equivalent commercial packages.

Proper citation: NiftySim (RRID:SCR_006591) Copy   

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http://neurolex.org/wiki/Main_Page

A freely editable semantic wiki for community-based curation of the terms used in Neuroscience. Entries are curated and eventually incorporated into the formal NIFSTD ontology. NeuroLex also includes a Resource branch for community members to freely add neuroscience relevant resources that do not become part of NIFSTD ontology but rather make up the NIF Registry. As part of the NIF, we provide a simple search interface to many different sources of neuroscience information and data. To make this search more effective, we are constructing ontologies to help organize neuroscience concepts into category hierarchies, e.g., neuron is a cell. These categories provide the means to perform more effective searches and also to organize and understand the information that is returned. But an important adjunct to this activity is to clearly define all of the terms that we use to describe our data, e.g., anatomical terms, techniques, organism names. Because wikis provide an easy interface for communities to contribute their knowledge, we started the NeuroLex.

Proper citation: NeuroLex (RRID:SCR_005402) Copy   

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http://fcon_1000.projects.nitrc.org/

Collection of resting state fMRI (R-fMRI) datasets from sites around world. It demonstrates open sharing of R-fMRI data and aims to emphasize aggregation and sharing of well-phenotyped datasets.

Proper citation: 1000 Functional Connectomes Project (RRID:SCR_005361) Copy   

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http://www.biological-networks.org/pubs/suppl/sinomo/

Analysis-tool which identifies singular node motifs in a network. Network nodes can be described by node-motifs. It is an improvement to the method described in Costa et al. (2009).

Proper citation: SINOMO (RRID:SCR_005286) Copy   

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http://fcon_1000.projects.nitrc.org/indi/adhd200/index.html#

A grassroots initiative dedicated to accelerating the scientific community''''s understanding of the neural basis of ADHD through the implementation of open data-sharing and discovery-based science. They believe that a community-wide effort focused on advancing functional and structural imaging examinations of the developing brain will accelerate the rate at which neuroscience can inform clinical practice. The ADHD-200 Global Competition invited participants to develop diagnostic classification tools for ADHD diagnosis based on functional and structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain. Applying their tools, participants provided diagnostic labels for previously unlabeled datasets. The competition assessed diagnostic accuracy of each submission and invited research papers describing novel, neuroscientific ideas related to ADHD diagnosis. Twenty-one international teams, from a mix of disciplines, including statistics, mathematics, and computer science, submitted diagnostic labels, with some trying their hand at imaging analysis and psychiatric diagnosis for the first time. The data for the competition was provided by the ADHD-200 Consortium. Consortium members from institutions around the world provided de-identified, HIPAA compliant imaging datasets from almost 800 children with and without ADHD. A phenotypic file including all of the test set subjects and their diagnostic codes can be downloaded. Winner is presented. The ADHD-200 consortium included: * Brown University, Providence, RI, USA (Brown) * The Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA (KKI) * The Donders Institute, Nijmegen, The Netherlands (NeuroImage) * New York University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA (NYU) * Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA (OHSU) * Peking University, Beijing, P.R.China (Peking 1-3) * The University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (Pittsburgh) * Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA (WashU)

Proper citation: ADHD-200 Sample (RRID:SCR_005358) Copy   

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http://cbrain.mcgill.ca/

A flexible software platform for distributed processing, analysis, exchange and visualization of brain imaging data. The expected result is a middleware platform that will render the processing environment (hardware, operating systems, storage servers, etc...) transparent to a remote user. Interaction with a standard web browser allows application of complex algorithm pipelines to large datasets stored at remote locations using a mixture of network available resources such as small clusters, neuroimaging tools and databases as well as Compute Canada's High Performance Computing Centers (HPC). Though the focus of CBRAIN is providing tools for use by brain imaging researchers, the platform is generalizable to other imaging domains, such as radiology, surgical planning and heart imaging, with profound consequences for Canadian medical research. CBRAIN expanded its concept to include international partners in the US, Germany and Korea. As of December 2010, GBRAIN has made significant progress with the original three partners and has developed new partners in Singapore, China, India, and Latin America. CBRAIN is currently deployed on 6 Compute Canada HPC clusters, one German HPC cluster and 3 clusters local to McGill University Campus, totaling more than 80,000 potential CPU cores.

Proper citation: CBRAIN (RRID:SCR_005513) Copy   

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http://www.cma.mgh.harvard.edu/iatr/

A centrally available listing of all image analysis tools that are available to the neuroscience community in order to facilitate the development, identification, and sharing of tools. It is hoped that this helps the tool developers to get their tools to a larger user community and to reduce redundancy (or at least utilize tool redundancy to facilitate optimal tool design) in tool development. This also helps tool users in identification of the existing tools for specific problems as they arise. The registry is designed to be self-moderated. This means that all tool entries are owned by some responsible party who enters the tool information, and keeps it up to date via the Web.

Proper citation: Internet Analysis Tools Registry (RRID:SCR_005638) Copy   

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http://slicer.org/

A free, open source software package for visualization and image analysis including registration, segmentation, and quantification of medical image data. Slicer provides a graphical user interface to a powerful set of tools so they can be used by end-user clinicians and researchers alike. 3D Slicer is natively designed to be available on multiple platforms, including Windows, Linux and Mac Os X. Slicer is based on VTK (http://public.kitware.com/vtk) and has a modular architecture for easy addition of new functionality. It uses an XML-based file format called MRML - Medical Reality Markup Language which can be used as an interchange format among medical imaging applications. Slicer is primarily written in C++ and Tcl.

Proper citation: 3D Slicer (RRID:SCR_005619) Copy   

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http://www.thevirtualbrain.org/

Simulation software for modeling the entire human brain by combining structural and functional data from empirical neuroimaging data. It can generate local field potentials, EEG, MEG and fMRI BOLD data based on neural mass models. The user can also modify the model parameters to match clinical conditions from focal lesions or degenerative disorders.

Proper citation: Virtual brain (RRID:SCR_002249) Copy   

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http://www.nitrc.org/projects/voxbo

Software package for brain image manipulation and analysis, focusing on fMRI and lesion analysis. VoxBo can be used independently or in conjunction with other packages. It provides GLM-based statistical tools, an architecture for interoperability with other tools (they encourage users to incorporate SPM and FSL into their processing pipelines), an automation system, a system for parallel distributed computing, numerous stand-alone tools, decent wiki-based documentation, and lots more.

Proper citation: VoxBo (RRID:SCR_002166) Copy   

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http://wiki.biac.duke.edu/jvs:cigal

Software program that provides accurate real-time stimulus control, behavioral and physiological recording, and synchronization with external devices. It can also provide continuous real-time feedback of task performance and physiological responses. Task programming typically involves a simple text file specifying basic parameter settings (e.g. screen color) and a list of stimulus events, which can include images, animated movies, sound files, text stimuli, video graphics, or commands that communicate with external hardware devices. Multiple video and auditory stimuli can be presented simultaneously. Multi-channel response recording and real-time feedback features require no user programming. Advanced users can add customized stimulus events using CIGAL's real-time programming capabilities. Output files can be automatically created in a variety of output formats (e.g. FSL 3-column files, XML Events files, CSV trial tables).

Proper citation: CIGAL (RRID:SCR_002232) Copy   

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https://www.nitrc.org/projects/uncbcp_4d_atlas/

Software package for constructing longitudinal atlases, which are the necessary steps for many brain-related applications.

Proper citation: 4D Atlases Construction (RRID:SCR_002227) Copy   

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http://omlc.ogi.edu/software/mc/

MCML is a Monte Carlo simulation program for Multi-layered Turbid Media with an infinitely narrow photon beam as the light source. The simulation is specified by an input text file called, for example, sample.mci, which can be modified by any simple text editor. The output is another text file called, for example, sample.mco. (The names are arbitrary.) CONV is a convolution program which uses the MCML output file to convolve for photon beams of any size in a Gaussian or flat field shape. CONV can provide a variety of output formats (reflectance, transmission, iso-fluence contours, etc.), which are compatible with standard graphics applications.

Proper citation: MCML and CONV (RRID:SCR_002419) Copy   

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http://www.nitrc.org/projects/nptk/

Non-rigid registration / distortion correction tools for enhanced functional localization through the registration of EPI fMRI to high-resolution anatomical MRI.

Proper citation: NPTK (RRID:SCR_002496) Copy   

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http://www.nitrc.org/projects/nitrc_es/

Support and community integration for the enhanced NITRC services of the Image Repository (IR) and the Computational Environment (CE). The NITRC Computational Environment, an on-demand, cloud based computational virtual machine pre-installed with popular NITRC neuroimaging tools built using NeuroDebian. NITRC Image Repository is built upon XNAT and supports both NIfTI and DICOM images. The NITRC-IR offers 3,733 Subjects, and 3,743 Imaging Sessions searchable across seven projects to promote re-use and integration of valuable NIH-funded data.

Proper citation: NITRC Enhanced Services (RRID:SCR_002494) Copy   

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http://www.nitrc.org/projects/niral_utilities/

Open-source utilities that are C++ based command line applications that allow image analysis and processing using ITK or VTK libraries. Specifically the following utilities are contained thus far: * ImageMath - the swiss army knife image modification * ImageStat - compute stats on images * IntensityRescaler - rescale/normalize intensities using a prior brain tissue segmentation * convertITKformats - convert 3D images in all ITK formats (NRRD, NIFTI, GIPL, Meta etc) * DWI_NiftiNrrdConversion - convert DWI and DTI from/to NRRD and NIFTI, works with UNC DTI tools and FSL * CropTools - crops 3D and 4D images * PolydataMerge - Merges VTK polydata files * PolydataTransform - Transforms polydata files * TransformDeformationField - concatenates or average deformation fields (H-fields or displacement fields) * DTIAtlasBuilder - Creates a DTI average from multiple DTI images

Proper citation: NIRAL Utilities (RRID:SCR_002490) Copy   

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http://mgui.wikidot.com

An open source Java-based project intended to provide a graphic user interface (GUI) for interactions between scientists (or enthusiasts) and their data. In its current (beta) form, mgui offers the following functionality: * Cross-platform functionality (with a Java Runtime installation, runs on Linux, Windows, Mac, or Solaris) * 2D rendering of data based upon Java2D, and 3D rendering based upon Java3D * The ability to organize complex datasets into intuitive mgui projects * A processing pipeline interface which allows users to process their datasets with any available Java or native software tools * An extensible I/O framework accommodating a variety of standard and non-standard file formats * Database connectivity using JDBC * Graph visualization based upon the JUNG library * An intuitive Swing-based GUI for managing, querying, and visualizing data * Various CAD-type tools for editing and creating geometry * A computational modelling framework

Proper citation: ModelGUI (RRID:SCR_002441) Copy   

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http://air.bmap.ucla.edu/MultiTracer2/MultiTracer.html

A Java application that allows images to be displayed in three dimensions. The tool allows anatomic structures to be traced and the tracings to be saved in a format that facilitates review and revision. It supports NIfTI-1.1 format float, double and signed and unsigned byte, short, and integer formats and provides legacy support for Analyze 7.5 8 and 16 bit images. It provides image display, editing, delineation of structure boundaries, export of traced contours and generation of masked volumes. Images are displayed in 3 orthogonal views. Time series can be displayed as averaged or contrast images and time courses can be visualized graphically. Version 2 provides enhancements to the original MultiTracer feature set.

Proper citation: MultiTracer (RRID:SCR_002445) Copy   

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