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- From: mchenry@engr.latech.edu (Michael Q. McHenry)
- Subject: Re: MRI/CT data for human torso
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.044000.25080@engr.LaTech.edu>
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- References: <Bxw5H2.31u@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 04:40:00 GMT
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- In article 31u@mentor.cc.purdue.edu, ac@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (ac) writes:
- >
- > Is there any MRI/CT data (of human torso) available in public
- > domains ? Any suggestion is highly appreciated!!
- >
- >
- > Alex Chou
- > EE, Purdue U.
- > shihtsun@ecn.purdue.edu
- > ac@mentor.cc.purdue.edu
- >
- The University of North Carolina has some head an knee MRI and CT scan
- volume data available for anonymous FTP at omicron.cs.unc.edu (152.2.128.159)
- in the directory /pub/softlab/CHVRTD
-
- This is the only source of which I am aware, but others may have more info.
- The following file ("announcement") was found in this directory:
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- Announcing the Chapel Hill Volume Rendering Test Dataset, Volume I
- SoftLab Software Systems Laboratory
- University of North Carolina
- Department of Computer Science
- Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3175
-
- The Chapel Hill Volume Rendering Test Dataset, Volume I is a collection of
- the following seven data sets:
-
- Head data - A 109-slice MRI data set of a human head. Complete
- slices are stored consecutively as a 256 x 256 array. Pixels consist of 2
- consecutive bytes making one binary integer. Data taken on the Siemens
- Magnetom and provided courtesy of Siemens Medical Systems, Inc., Iselin, NJ.
-
- Head data information article - An ascii file containing acknowledgements
- for the head data files.
-
- Knee data - A 127-slice MRI data set of a human knee. Complete
- slices are stored consecutively as a 256 x 256 array. Pixels consist of
- 2 consecutive bytes making one binary integer. Data taken on the Siemens
- Magnetom and provided courtesy of Siemens Medical Systems, Inc., Iselin, NJ.
-
- Knee data information article - An ascii file containing acknowledgements
- for the knee data files.
-
- HIPIP data - The result of a quantum mechanical calculation of a SOD
- data of a one-electron orbital of HIPIP, an iron protein. This
- is an ascii data set. Provided courtesy of Louis Noodleman and David Case,
- Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA.
-
- HIPIP information article - An ascii file containing information
- about the HIPIP data.
-
- SOD data - An electron density map of the active site of
- SOD (superoxide dismutase). This is an ascii data set. Provided courtesy
- of Duncan McRee, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA.
-
- SOD histogram - An ascii histogram of the SOD data set. This
- is described in the previous file.
-
- SOD information article - An ascii file containing information
- about the SOD data set.
-
-
- The datasets were written on a Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) VAX
- computer. Each file contains only pixels, stored in row major order
- with 2-byte integers per pixel. To use the images on machines that have
- normal byte order (DECs use reverse byte order), you should swap alternate
- bytes, for example using the 'dd' command in UNIX.
-
- We do not object to your further distributing these datasets, but we
- request that full acknowledgement of the source of the data accompany
- such distribution. If you are going to send a dataset to someone, please
- also send the accompanying information file.
-
- For customers interested in purchasing the datasets on tape, both
- Volume I and Volume II can be purchased for $50.00 each, or
- $90.00 as a set. The distribution is available in two different
- formats. The files on the tape will be written from a DEC VAX
- computer using the UNIX file copy command 'dd' or the UNIX 'tar'
- command. Total block size is 8192 bytes written at 1600 bpi on
- either a standard 1/2" magnetic tape or a cartridge tape.
- Please specify your preference when ordering and note that 'dd' is
- not available with the cartridge tape. Installation instructions
- accompany the distribution.
-
- We ask that you report any problems or enhancement to the
- address below.
-
- To obain these datasets on tape, or for additional information,
- please contact:
-
- Natalie E. Sipes email: softlab@cs.unc.edu
- SoftLab Coordinator telephone: 919-962-1960
- SoftLab Software Systems Laboratory
- CB# 3175, 361 Sitterson Hall
- University of North Carolina
- Department of Computer Science
- Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3175
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- Hope this helps.
-
- Quinn McHenry mchenry@engr.latech.edu
- Dept of Biomedical Enineering
- Louisiana Tech University (I'm not a native!)
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