TINA manual landmarking tool: software for the precise digitization of 3D landmarks.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Interest in the placing of landmarks and subsequent morphometric analyses of shape for 3D data has increased with the increasing accessibility of computed tomography (CT) scanners. However, current computer programs for this task suffer from various practical drawbacks. We present here a free software tool that overcomes many of these problems.

Results

The TINA Manual Landmarking Tool was developed for the digitization of 3D data sets. It enables the generation of a modifiable 3D volume rendering display plus matching orthogonal 2D cross-sections from DICOM files. The object can be rotated and axes defined and fixed. Predefined lists of landmarks can be loaded and the landmarks identified within any of the representations. Output files are stored in various establ

SUBMITTER: Schunke AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3353871 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature