Biophysics and Nuclear Medicine
Department of Biophysics and Nuclear Medicine, UM1 and Montpellier University Hospital

Software downloads

Scintigraphy data processing software for free download

The following software is available for free download and has been developed by Fayçal Ben Bouallègue and Denis Mariano-Goulart. Despite careful validation, and taking into account the variety of commercial medical imaging systems, no guarantee is given by the authors as to the medical conclusions that may be drawn from the use of these computer resources. Such use must be made by a physician qualified to validate the results provided by these programs, and is the sole responsibility of that physician.

  • Analysis of isotopic tomoventriculograms(TOMPOOL). This software processes a DICOM image containing HLA slices reconstructed from isotopic tomoventriculograms synchronized with the electrocardiogram. For both right and left ventricles, it estimates ejection fraction, volumes (at each instant), flow rates, and the values and instants of peak filling and emptying. This software also enables these parameters to be estimated on each surface element of the right and left ventricles, and thus to assess the dispersion of these parameters within a ventricle or between two cardiac ventricles. The publication list on this site provides comprehensive information on the validation of this software. For easy handling, use the H key on your keyboard and the help menu.
    • Download softwareTomPool(compatible with cameras from Anger, CZT GE Alcyone NM530c and D-SPECT)
      • Nb. for data from CZT D-SPECT cameras, use the keyboard shortcut Shift V for up/down symmetry when positioning the valve plane on sagittal views (second stage of initial processing).
    • Download an example ofHLA cuts to beprocessed with tompool software
    • Downloadnormalvaluesinisotope tomoventriculography
    • Download a videoillustrating the use of TOMPOOL software
  • Quantitative analysis of myocardial MIBG tomoscintigraphies.This software reads a dicom image containing a series of HLA slices reconstructed from MIBG myocardial tomoscintigraphy (not synchronized with ECG). It includes left myocardial activity between two 3D elliptical masks, then quantifies regional MIBG uptake (in % relative to maximum myocardial uptake and in score).
  • Quantitative analysis of pulmonary perfusion using posterior oblique views. This software reads a right posterior oblique and a left posterior oblique lung perfusion scan image, in dicom (dcm) format. It asks the user to draw a region of interest around the left lung (on the OPG image) and over the right lung (on the OPD image), then automatically segments each lung into upper lobe, lower lobe, middle lobe and lingula. The percentage count rate in each region is then calculated. Finally, results are output in jpeg format for archiving on a PACS.
  • Calculation of isotopic glomerular clearances. This program calculates glomerular clearance from venous samples of a radiotracer (Tc-DTPA, Cr-EDTA, Tc-MAG3 or I123-OIH), using a bi-exponential fit, a mono-exponential fit with Chantler, Brochner-Mortenssen or Russel corrections, or a single-sample technique.