[Insight-users] Re: Need for help : Starting with ITK

[Luis Ibanez]

Hi Ou,


1) The time required to grasp ITK depends on how much
    hours a day you can dedicate to this purpose.
    I would say that two weeks full time should be
    enough. That is, 80 hours of quality time, assuming
    you are proficient in C++ and you already have basic
    notions of image processing.

2) The best way to start with ITK is to read the
    SoftwareGuide.pdf document

    http://www.itk.org/ItkSoftwareGuide.pdf

    You will find that all the sections have coding
    examples associated with them. Take the time of
    playing with these examples. The code is available
    in the Examples directory of ITK.

3) I would never use something like Photoshop or Paintshop
    for processing medical images. These applications are ok
    for processing images of a birthday party, removing red
    eyes, adding shadows, compensating colors... but I would
    never use them for looking for a tumor, much less for
    planning a surgery.

    Matlab on other hand is a valuable tool for research and
    rapid prototyping. However, it has the serious limitation
    that it is fundamentally Matrix oriented. Try to represent
    a deformable model in matlab, or simulate morphogenesis
    and you will rapidly find the frontiers of the software.

    Insight has beed specifically designed for medical images.
    The team that designed, implemented and maintain the toolkit
    has the expertise in a wide range of areas related with
    registration and segmentation. A lot of brain-hours have
    been invested in the software with an emphasis in making
    sure that it is useful for medical applications.

    A rapid review of the software guide will show you that
    it is unlike to match ITK with the functionalities
    offered by Matlab.


Please let us know if you have any questions,


Thanks


    Luis


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ouym99 wrote:
> Hi,Luis,

......

>    But my questions are:
>    1)How much time do I need to grasp ITK. Someone told me the time is half a
> year. Is it possible for me, with the fundamental kownledge of VC,Image
> Processing,VHP only ,to learn and applicate it smoothly? 
>    2)What could I begin with? I have already installed VTK,ITK,FLTK according to
> GettingStarted.pdf , but till now I don't know how to use it! How to read the data
> into computer, how to associate VTK and ITK, etc.
>    3)Is it necessary to employ ITK for medical image segementation? Because other
> softwares, such as Matlab, Photoshop, Paintshop, could also complete segmentation.
> So what are ITK's advantages compared to them?
> 
>    I sincerely need your suggestions.
>    Thank you very much!
> 
> Regards,
> Ou Yangming
> Mar.,3
> 
> 
>