Neuroscience Toolset Developed for Analyzing 3D/4D Biomedical Data

New tools have been developed for neuroscience research with a variety of new features and improvements

Visage Imaging, Inc. (San Diego, CA, USA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Pro Medicus, Ltd. (Richmond, VIC, Australia), announced the release of Amira 5.3, a new major version of its market-leading software platform for visualizing, analyzing, and presenting complex three-dimensional (3D) and 4D biomedical data.

Amira's entirely new Neuro option contains a comprehensive set of tools for neuroscience research, specifically magnetic resonance (MR) diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) as well as computed tomography (CT) and MR brain perfusion imaging. The new option provides efficient calculation of perfusion results as well as analysis and display of multichannel functional image data including gradients, tensors, and fiber tracking.

"With the new version of Amira, I finally get all the brain imaging tools I need, integrated in a single platform. The results from different modalities and functional calculations can be combined, processed, and presented together in very flexible ways--far superior to any other solution I know,” said Prof. Dr. A. Brawanski, head of neurosurgery at the Regensburg University Hospital (Germany).

Moreover, Amira 5.3 comes with a large number of new tools and improvements, such as DemoDirector, an easy-to-use graphical front end for creating animations and presentations using the popular DemoMaker module; a largely redesigned set of tools for spreadsheets and statistics; a number of enhancements to the popular FilamentEditor; and a full integration of the widely used Insight Segmentation and Registration Toolkit (ITK) into Amira's Developer Option.

"Amira 5.3 is the most powerful and reliable Amira ever--with hundreds of improvements and dozens of new modules and enhancements, designed in collaboration with leading research institutions all around the world. I am always impressed to see the level of activity and innovation in the ever-growing Amira community. Their contribution is what makes Amira so strong and so unique,” remarked Dr. Hartmut Schirmacher, director of product management for Visage Imaging.

Amira 5.3 is available for 32 bit and 64-bit Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux platforms. Visage Imaging is a global provider of scalable enterprise visualization, radiology information system (RIS), and picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) solutions for clinical and preclinical imaging.

Pro Medicus [ASX: PME] is a leading medical information technology (IT) and e-health provider. The company provides a full range of integrated software products and services to hospital, imaging centers and healthcare groups worldwide.

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