Lin4Neuro: a customized Linux distribution ready for neuroimaging analysis

BMC Medical Imaging

Software

Masako Okamoto¹  Kiyotaka Nemoto²  Takashi Asada²  Fumio Yamashita²  Takashi Ohnishi³  Ippeita Dan⁴  Christopher Rorden⁵  Daisuke Tsuzuki⁶ 

[1] Animal Global Health Program, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Verterinary Medicine, Inada-cho, Obihiro, 080-8555, Hokkaido, Japan;Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Ten-nodai Tsukuba, 305-8575, Ibaraki, Japan;Department of Psychosomatic Research, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 4-1-1 Ogawa-Higashi Kodaira, 187-8553, Tokyo, Japan;Functional Brain Science Lab., Center for Development of Advanced Medical Technology, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji Shimotsuke, 329-0498, Tochigi, Japan;GeorgiaState/GeorgiaTech Center for Advanced Brain Imaging, Georgia Institute of Technology, 831 Marietta Street, 30332, Atlanta, GA, USA;Graduate School of System and Information Engineering, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Ten-nodai Tsukuba, 305-8575, Ibaraki, Japan;

关键词: Hard Disk;    Hard Disk Drive;    Inhomogeneity Correction;    Window User;    Neuroimaging Analysis;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2342-11-3

 received in 2010-10-16, accepted in 2011-01-25,  发布年份 2011

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundA variety of neuroimaging software packages have been released from various laboratories worldwide, and many researchers use these packages in combination. Though most of these software packages are freely available, some people find them difficult to install and configure because they are mostly based on UNIX-like operating systems. We developed a live USB-bootable Linux package named "Lin4Neuro." This system includes popular neuroimaging analysis tools. The user interface is customized so that even Windows users can use it intuitively.ResultsThe boot time of this system was only around 40 seconds. We performed a benchmark test of inhomogeneity correction on 10 subjects of three-dimensional T1-weighted MRI scans. The processing speed of USB-booted Lin4Neuro was as fast as that of the package installed on the hard disk drive. We also installed Lin4Neuro on a virtualization software package that emulates the Linux environment on a Windows-based operation system. Although the processing speed was slower than that under other conditions, it remained comparable.ConclusionsWith Lin4Neuro in one's hand, one can access neuroimaging software packages easily, and immediately focus on analyzing data. Lin4Neuro can be a good primer for beginners of neuroimaging analysis or students who are interested in neuroimaging analysis. It also provides a practical means of sharing analysis environments across sites.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© Nemoto et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2011