[Vv] Converting Dicom structure to .mhd metaimage

[David Sarrut]

yes, see also the --crop option that allows to reduce the size of the image
to the bounding box of the binary mask (while keeping the origin). Also
useful : the ROI tool in vv to superimposed such binary masks to the ct.

David


On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 11:42 AM, Rômulo Pinho <
romulo.pinho at lyon.unicancer.fr> wrote:

>  Hello, Bilal,
>
> You can do the conversion you wish with a tool that is part of the VV
> suite. Please rebuild VV with CLITK_BUILD_TOOLS=ON. In the bin (or your
> install) folder you will find clitkDicomStruct2Image. You basically provide
> the input dicom file, the output mhd file name and the index (as stored in
> the dicom header) of the structure you wish to save (index=-1 saves each
> structure in a separate file, and the output file name is used as prefix).
> You can type clitkDicomStruct2Image -h for a more detailed help message.
>
> Don't hesitate to contact us if you need further help.
> Good luck!
>
> Cheers,
> Rômulo
>
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>
>
>
>  On 02/08/2013 11:34 AM, Bilal Tahir wrote:
>
> Dear All,
>
>  Is it possible to convert a dicom structure such as a lung mask or a PTV
> for a radiotherapy CT image into a .mhd metaimage? I export the dicom
> structure with the image data from a radiotherapy treatment planning system
> and would like to use Elastix to register my images using the masking
> option to improve the registration. I know that you can view the dicom
> structures with vv but wasn't sure if you could convert them to .mhd.
>
>  If it is not possible, can anyone advise me of any software that can do
> this easily?
>
>  Best wishes,
>
> Bilal Tahir,
> James Morrison Researcher in Radiotherapy Imaging
>
>
>
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