<s>
MeVisLab	B-Application
is	O
a	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
application	B-Application
framework	I-Application
for	O
medical	B-Application
image	I-Application
processing	I-Application
and	O
scientific	B-Application
visualization	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
advanced	O
algorithms	O
for	O
image	B-Algorithm
registration	I-Algorithm
,	O
segmentation	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
quantitative	O
morphological	O
and	O
functional	O
image	O
analysis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
IDE	B-Application
for	O
graphical	B-Language
programming	I-Language
and	O
rapid	O
user	O
interface	O
prototyping	O
is	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MeVisLab	B-Application
is	O
written	O
in	O
C++	B-Language
and	O
uses	O
the	O
Qt	B-Language
framework	I-Language
for	O
graphical	O
user	O
interfaces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
on	O
Windows	O
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
freeware	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
MeVislab	B-Application
SDK	O
is	O
available	O
(	O
see	O
Licensing	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Open	O
source	O
modules	O
are	O
delivered	O
as	O
MeVisLab	B-Application
Public	O
Sources	O
in	O
the	O
SDK	O
and	O
available	O
from	O
the	O
MeVisLab	B-Application
Community	O
and	O
Community	O
Sources	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MeVisLab	B-Application
development	O
began	O
in	O
1993	O
with	O
the	O
software	O
ILAB1	O
of	O
the	O
CeVis	O
Institute	O
,	O
written	O
in	O
C++	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
allowed	O
to	O
interactively	O
connect	O
algorithms	O
of	O
the	O
Image	O
Vision	O
Library	O
(	O
IL	O
)	O
on	O
Silicon	O
Graphics	O
(	O
SGI	O
)	O
to	O
form	O
image	B-Algorithm
processing	I-Algorithm
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenInventor	B-Application
and	O
Tcl	B-Operating_System
scripting	O
was	O
integrated	O
but	O
both	O
programs	O
were	O
still	O
running	O
on	O
SGI	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
ILAB4	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
the	O
core	O
rewritten	O
in	O
Objective-C	B-Language
for	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
move	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
SGI	O
platform	O
,	O
the	O
Image	O
Vision	O
Library	O
was	O
substituted	O
by	O
the	O
platform-independent	B-Operating_System
,	O
inhouse-developed	O
MeVis	O
Image	B-Algorithm
Processing	I-Algorithm
Library	O
(	O
ML	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
the	O
code	O
was	O
adapted	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
application	B-Application
framework	I-Application
Qt	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
the	O
software	O
was	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
MeVisLab	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
contained	O
an	O
improved	O
IDE	B-Application
and	O
was	O
available	O
on	O
Windows	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
MeVisLab	B-Application
has	O
been	O
acquired	O
by	O
MeVis	O
Medical	O
Solutions	O
AG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
MeVisLab	B-Application
has	O
been	O
continued	O
as	O
a	O
collaborative	O
project	O
between	O
the	O
MeVis	O
Medical	O
Solutions	O
and	O
Fraunhofer	O
MEVIS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MeVisLab	B-Application
features	O
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Image	B-Algorithm
processing	I-Algorithm
with	O
the	O
MeVis	O
Image	B-Algorithm
Processing	I-Algorithm
Library	O
(	O
ML	O
)	O
:	O
The	O
ML	O
is	O
a	O
request-driven	O
,	O
page-based	O
,	O
modular	O
,	O
expandable	O
C++	B-Language
image	B-Algorithm
processing	I-Algorithm
library	O
supporting	O
up	O
to	O
six	O
image	O
dimensions	O
(	O
x	O
,	O
y	O
,	O
z	O
,	O
color	O
,	O
time	O
,	O
user	O
dimensions	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2D	O
image	O
viewing	O
:	O
Fast	O
,	O
modular	O
,	O
extensible	O
2D	O
viewers	O
with	O
combined	O
2D/3D	O
rendering	O
are	O
implemented	O
,	O
supporting	O
slab	O
rendering	O
(	O
volume	O
rendering/MIP	O
)	O
,	O
overlays	O
,	O
point/ROI	O
selection	O
,	O
Multiplanar	O
Reformations	O
(	O
MPR	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
interactive	O
editing	O
of	O
marker	O
objects	O
(	O
points	O
,	O
vectors	O
,	O
discs	O
,	O
spheres	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Volume	O
rendering	O
:	O
A	O
high-quality	O
volume	O
renderer	O
(	O
Giga	O
Voxel	O
Renderer	O
,	O
GVR	O
)	O
based	O
on	O
OpenGL/Open	O
Inventor	O
is	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
dynamic	O
MRI	B-Algorithm
volumes	O
)	O
,	O
lookup	B-Data_Structure
tables	I-Data_Structure
,	O
interactive	O
region	B-Algorithm
of	I-Algorithm
interest	I-Algorithm
,	O
sub-volume	O
selection	O
,	O
modular	O
,	O
multi-purpose	O
GLSL	B-Language
shader	O
framework	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DICOM	B-Algorithm
and	O
other	O
file	O
formats	O
:	O
DICOM	B-Algorithm
is	O
supported	O
via	O
an	O
import	O
step	O
that	O
automatically	O
recognizes	O
series	O
of	O
2D	O
DICOM	B-Algorithm
frames	O
that	O
belong	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
3D/4D	O
image	O
volume	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
data	O
can	O
be	O
browsed	O
with	O
a	O
configurable	O
DICOM	B-Algorithm
browser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DICOM	B-Algorithm
storage	O
to	O
PACS	B-Application
is	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tool	O
frameworks	O
:	O
Modular	O
class	O
and	O
module	O
libraries	O
for	O
markers	O
,	O
curves	O
,	O
histograms	B-Algorithm
,	O
Winged-Edged	O
Meshes	O
(	O
WEM	O
)	O
and	O
Contour	O
Segmentation	B-Algorithm
Objects	O
(	O
CSO	O
)	O
are	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Qt	B-Language
integration	O
:	O
Qt	B-Language
is	O
used	O
as	O
application	B-Application
framework	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Qt	B-Language
API	O
is	O
integrated	O
via	O
PythonQt	O
,	O
allow	O
to	O
access	O
Qt	B-Language
Style	I-Language
Sheets	I-Language
,	O
Qt	B-Language
Widgets	O
,	O
QT	B-Language
Core	O
classes	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
by	O
scripting	O
from	O
within	O
MeVisLab	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scripting	O
support	O
:	O
Python	B-Language
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
script	O
controlled	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
large	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
MeVisLab	B-Application
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
script	O
binding	O
to	O
Qt	B-Language
is	O
implemented	O
via	O
PythonQt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
image	B-Algorithm
processing	I-Algorithm
via	O
Python	B-Language
,	O
NumPy	B-Application
is	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Object-oriented	O
Python	B-Language
programming	I-Language
in	O
MeVisLab	B-Application
is	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Integrated	O
open	O
source	O
image	B-Algorithm
processing	I-Algorithm
and	O
visualization	O
libraries	O
:	O
Three	O
open	O
source	O
libraries	O
are	O
integrated	O
:	O
Open	B-Application
Inventor	I-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
SGI	O
source	O
code	O
released	O
as	O
open	O
source	O
in	O
2000	O
;	O
Insight	O
Toolkit	O
(	O
ITK	B-Language
)	O
,	O
made	O
available	O
as	O
MeVisLab	B-Application
modules	O
;	O
Visualization	O
Toolkit	O
(	O
VTK	B-Language
)	O
:	O
made	O
available	O
as	O
MeVisLab	B-Application
modules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comprehensive	O
module	O
library	O
:	O
The	O
MeVisLab	B-Application
module	O
library	O
comprises	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
2600	O
modules	O
,	O
including	O
800	O
standard	O
modules	O
and	O
1800	O
ITK/VTK	O
modules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MeVisLab	B-Application
is	O
a	O
modular	O
development	O
framework	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
support	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
image	B-Algorithm
processing	I-Algorithm
networks	O
,	O
MeVisLab	B-Application
offers	O
an	O
IDE	B-Application
that	O
allows	O
data-flow	O
modelling	O
by	O
visual	B-Language
programming	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Important	O
IDE	B-Application
features	O
are	O
the	O
multiple	O
document	O
interface	O
(	O
MDI	O
)	O
,	O
module	O
and	O
connection	O
inspectors	O
with	O
docking	O
ability	O
,	O
advanced	O
search	O
,	O
scripting	O
and	O
debugging	O
consoles	O
,	O
movie	O
and	O
screenshot	O
generation	O
and	O
galleries	O
,	O
module	O
testing	O
and	O
error	O
handling	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panels	O
are	O
written	O
in	O
the	O
MeVisLab	B-Application
Definition	O
Language	O
(	O
MDL	O
)	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
scripted	O
with	O
Python	B-Language
or	O
JavaScript	O
and	O
styled	O
using	O
MeVisLab-internal	O
mechanisms	O
or	O
Qt	B-Language
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
own	O
modules	O
written	O
in	O
C++	B-Language
or	O
Python	B-Language
is	O
supported	O
by	O
wizards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MeVisLab	B-Application
offers	O
a	O
very	O
well-supported	O
public	O
forum	O
in	O
which	O
core	O
developers	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
users	O
of	O
all	O
levels	O
of	O
experience	O
share	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MeVisLab	B-Application
has	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
medical	O
and	O
clinical	O
applications	O
,	O
including	O
surgery	O
planning	O
for	O
liver	O
,	O
lung	O
,	O
head	O
and	O
neck	O
and	O
other	O
body	O
regions	O
,	O
analysis	O
of	O
dynamic	O
,	O
contrast	O
enhanced	O
breast	O
and	O
Prostate	O
MRI	B-Algorithm
,	O
quantitative	O
analysis	O
of	O
neurologic	O
and	O
cardiovascular	O
image	O
series	O
,	O
orthopedic	O
quantification	O
and	O
visualization	O
,	O
tumor	O
lesion	O
volumetry	O
and	O
therapy	O
monitoring	O
,	O
enhanced	O
visualization	O
of	O
mammograms	O
,	O
3D	O
breast	O
ultrasound	O
and	O
tomosynthesis	O
image	O
data	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
other	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MeVisLab	B-Application
is	O
also	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
training	O
and	O
teaching	O
tool	O
for	O
image	B-Algorithm
processing	I-Algorithm
(	O
both	O
general	O
and	O
medical	O
)	O
and	O
visualization	O
techniques	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MeVisLab	B-Application
is	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
many	O
research	O
projects	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
MeVisLab	B-Application
,	O
the	O
MedicalExplorationToolkit	O
was	O
developed	O
to	O
improve	O
application	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
as	O
AddOn	O
package	O
for	O
MeVisLab	B-Application
1.5.2	O
.	O
and	O
1.6	O
on	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MeVisLab	B-Application
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
generate	O
surface	O
models	O
of	O
biomedical	O
images	O
and	O
to	O
export	O
them	O
in	O
Universal	O
3D	O
format	O
for	O
embedding	O
in	O
PDF	B-Application
files	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MeVisLab	B-Application
SDK	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
at	O
no	O
cost	O
and	O
without	O
prior	O
registration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MeVisLab	B-Application
SDK	O
Unregistered	O
:	O
This	O
license	O
model	O
applies	O
if	O
the	O
MeVisLab	B-Application
SDK	O
is	O
used	O
without	O
an	O
additional	O
license	O
file	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
terms	O
of	O
use	O
are	O
identical	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
Non-commercial	O
MeVisLab	B-Application
SDK	O
(	O
see	O
below	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Non-commercial	O
MeVisLab	B-Application
SDK	O
license	O
:	O
For	O
strictly	O
private	O
use	O
or	O
for	O
use	O
at	O
non-commercial	O
institutions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
universities	O
,	O
other	O
academic	O
institutions	O
or	O
non-profit	O
organizations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commercial	O
MeVisLab	B-Application
SDK	O
license	O
:	O
For	O
use	O
at	O
commercial	O
companies	O
,	O
institutions	O
or	O
research	O
laboratories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
None	O
of	O
the	O
above	O
license	O
models	O
permits	O
the	O
redistribution	O
of	O
the	O
MeVisLab	B-Application
SDK	O
or	O
parts	O
thereof	O
,	O
or	O
using	O
MeVisLab	B-Application
or	O
parts	O
thereof	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
commercial	O
service	O
or	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Selected	O
MeVisLab	B-Application
modules	O
are	O
open	O
source	O
under	O
a	O
BSD	O
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
sources	O
are	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
MeVisLab	B-Application
SDK	O
installer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
MeVisLab	B-Application
Community	O
Project	O
,	O
open-source	O
modules	O
for	O
MeVisLab	B-Application
are	O
contributed	O
by	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
institutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
source	O
code	O
is	O
released	O
under	O
BSD	O
or	O
LGPL	B-Application
license	I-Application
and	O
managed	O
in	O
a	O
central	O
repository	O
on	O
SourceForge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PythonQt	O
is	O
a	O
Python	B-Language
script	I-Language
binding	O
for	O
the	O
Qt	B-Language
framework	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
written	O
to	O
make	O
MeVisLab	B-Application
scriptable	O
and	O
then	O
published	O
as	O
open	O
source	O
in	O
2007	O
under	O
LGPL	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
introduction	O
of	O
PythonQt	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
Qt	B-Language
Quarterly	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
comparison	O
to	O
Pyqt	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
an	O
open	O
source	O
,	O
multi-platform	B-Operating_System
software	O
for	O
rapid	O
prototyping	O
,	O
testing	O
and	O
deployment	O
of	O
visualisation	O
and	O
image	B-Algorithm
processing	I-Algorithm
algorithms	I-Algorithm
,	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Visualisation	O
group	O
at	O
the	O
TU	O
Delft	O
.	O
</s>
