Exploitation, processing and 2D-3D visualization of DICOM-RT files (structures, dosimetry, imagery) for medical physics and clinical research, in a patient-oriented perspective.
espadon works in a native way (user friendly):
on images (CT, MR, PT) and fully manages changes of referential (REG)
on dosimetry (rt-dose)
on structures (rt-struct)
It is also able to use any DICOM format file, as long as the user knows where to look for the information. In addition to the simplified use of the above-mentioned formats, espadon contains many functions that allow the user to rework documents to produce new features that can be integrated into machine learning.
espadon integrates functionalities:
file loading, patient-centered information fusion
handling of 3D images
changes of referential
resampling, filtering
Contour manipulation, allowing the creation of new contours
fusion, intersection, inversion, erosion, dilation, opening, closing
segmentation based on the image
2D representation
with application of masks
and transport of structures in the new reference frames
... and 3D
production of mesh for the representation
CT, MR or RTDose slices, RTstruct contours in 3D -space
for measurements
calculation of histograms (1D, 2D), DVH (integrating Monte-Carlo to simulate organ movements)
measurement of surfaces, radii of curvature (on the mesh) and volumes
calculation of standard dosimetry indicators
calculation of Spatial similarity metrics
calculation of error metrics for comparison between 2 volumes (e.g. comparison of sCT and CT for chaue ROI)
export of your own objects to DICOM (CT, MR, RTDose, RTStruct)
In the calculation flow, various objects are created and accessible to the developer for his own use.
Maintainer: Cathy Fontbonne contact.espadon@lpccaen.in2p3.fr (LPC-CAEN, France)
Authors:
Jean-Marc Fontbonne (LPC-CAEN, France)
Other contributors:
Nathan Azemar (LPC-CAEN, France) [contributor]
Cathy & Jean-Marc Fontbonne
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