----- Forwarded message from Eric Delson -----
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 23:35:34 -0400
From: Eric Delson
Reply-To: Eric Delson
Subject: DICOM in morphometric software
To: morphmet@morphometrics.org
In fact, the program Checkpoint by Stratovan Corp (www.stratovan.com)
reads both DICOM and tiff files, produces rendered surfaces and stl
file output and allows landmarking. It was written by Dave Wiley, who
also spearheaded Landmark Editor, and includes some but not all of
the features of that program. The difference is that Checkpoint is
commercial--it costs $500/year for non-academic licenses, only $250
for an academic license. A free trial is available. I and my
colleagues have used and tested Checkpoint, and it generally works
very well, at a far lower price than Avizo or other (somewhat more
extensive) software. I am not sure exactly what you wish to do, but
it's worth investigating (dare I say Checking Out) Checkpoint.
Eric Delson
(I have no commercial interest in this program!)
At 05:50 PM 10/16/2012 Tuesday, you wrote:
>----- Forwarded message from "Dennis E. Slice" -----
>
> Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 04:08:54 -0400
> From: "Dennis E. Slice"
> Reply-To: "Dennis E. Slice"
> Subject: Re: Morpheus
> To: morphmet@morphometrics.org
>
>I don't know of any current morphometrics-specific software that
>directly supports DICOM. You might check out:
>
>http://www.idoimaging.com/index.shtml
>
>I got the link from the Stony Brook site.
>
>Otherwise, I use the data path as needed: OsiriX
>(http://www.osirix-viewer.com/, OS X-specific, DICOM surface extractor)
>-> Meshlab (http://meshlab.sourceforge.net/, x-platform, Ply-Obj-etc
>format convertor, 3D point digitizer) -> jEdit (http://www.jedit.org/,
>x-platform text editor with block-mode for data massaging) -> Morpheus
>(old, new, m-vis as needed) -> R (stats and calculations unsupported in
>Morpheus).
>
>More direct support for .ply and .obj is currently under development,
>but I have lost interest in DICOM manipulation as Osirix and Meshlab are
>quite good for getting to point coordinates and surface meshes.
>
>I used to use the commercial program Amira (now Avizo and there are
>medical-specific version).
>
>Someone more familiar with the software can chime in on the capabilities
>of the EVAN toolkit. I know it supports surface, but not sure about DICOM.
>
>-ds
>
>On 10/15/12 4:53 PM, morphmet_modera...@morphometrics.org wrote:
> >
> > ----- Forwarded message from Goli Parsi -----
> >
> > Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:44:05 -0400
> > From: Goli Parsi
> > Reply-To: Goli Parsi
> > Subject: Morpheus
> > To: morphmet@morphometrics.org
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am looking for softwares to utilize for shape analysis of soft
> and hard tissues of the face. I am working with Cone Beam CT scans
> of subjects in DICOM format. I have looked into Morpheus and
> MorphoJ so far and do not believe that they support this file
> format. Is there a way to convert DICOM files? Alternatively, are
> there similar programs that work with DICOM files?
> >
> > Thank you for your help,
> >
> > Goli Parsi D.D.S.
> > Orthodontic resident
> > Boston University
> > Goldman School of Dental Medicine
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