ecat2hdf5
convert ECAT format PET data to HDF5 format
ecat2hdf5 [options] <input.v> <output.mnc>
DESCRIPTION
ecat2hdf5 is a Perl script that converts ECAT7 PET (Positron Emission Tomography) image files to HDF5-based MINC2 format. ECAT7 is a proprietary format used by CTI/Siemens PET scanners to store reconstructed PET image data.
The script reads the ECAT7 file headers and image data, preserving scan parameters, timing information, and spatial geometry, and writes the data into the MINC2 (HDF5-based) file format for use with the MINC toolkit processing pipeline.
OPTIONS
-verbose- Print detailed progress information during conversion.
-clobber- Overwrite the output file if it already exists.
<input.v>- Input ECAT7 format PET image file.
<output.mnc>- Output MINC2 (HDF5-based) volume file.
EXAMPLES
Convert an ECAT7 PET file to MINC2:
ecat2hdf5 pet_scan.v pet_scan.mnc
Convert with verbose output:
ecat2hdf5 -verbose pet_scan.v pet_scan.mnc
AUTHOR
Claude Bherer - McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University.
COPYRIGHTS
Copyright © 2003 by Claude Bherer