NAME

       ecattominc - convert an ecat format file (version 6.x or 7.x) to a minc format file

SYNOPSIS

       ecattominc [<options>] <infile> <outfile.mnc>

       ecattominc [-help]

DESCRIPTION

       ecattominc  will  convert  an  ecat  data  file (version 6.x or 7.x) to a minc file format
       Unless the -small_header  option  is  specified,  ecattominc  will  conserve  the  maximum
       informations  from  the ecat header and subheader fields which will be respectively stored
       as attributes of the ecat-main and ecat-subhdr minc variables.  By default the whole 3D or
       4D  volume  is  converted, however, ecattominc allows for the selection of slice and frame
       ranges to be copied.  The voxel values of the generated minc  file  are  decay  corrected,
       unless  the  nodecay_correct  flag is specified.  Finally, blood data file can be inserted
       within the minc file with the -bloodfile option.

OPTIONS

       Note that options can be specified in abbreviated form (as long as they  are  unique)  and
       can be given anywhere on the command line.

General options

       -byte: Write out data as bytes (default).

       -short: Write out data as short integers.

       -clobber: Overwrite existing file.

       -noclobber: Don't overwrite existing file (default).

       -verbose: List files as they are converted (default)

       -quiet: Do not list files as they are converted.

Command specific options

       -decay_correct: Do decay correction on images (default).

       -nodecay_correct: Don't do decay correction.

       -slices:Range of slices to copy (counting from 0).
               Default value: -2147483648 -2147483648

       -frames: Range of frames to copy (counting from 0).
               Default value: -2147483648 -2147483648

       -frame: Single frame to copy (counting from 0).
               Default value: -2147483648

       -small_header: Copy only basic header information.

       -all_header: Copy all header information (default).

       -bloodfile: Insert blood data from this file.

Generic options for all commands

       -help: Print summary of command-line options and abort

KNOWN BUGS

       No bug listed so far :=)

SEE ALSO

       minctoecat(1), rawtominc(1), minctoraw(1), dicomtominc(1)

AUTHOR

       Peter Neelin and Anthonin Reilhac (anthonin.reilhac@cermep.fr)

COPYRIGHTS

       Copyrights 2005 by Peter Neelin

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