Mouse BIRN Atlasing Toolkit Information
- MBAT is designed with a Search Workspace to enable users to submit a query to multiple databases simultaneously.
- The Registration Workspace performs 2D and 3D image alignment (spatial registration).
- The Viewer Workspace displays and composites images and image volumes using high performance graphics hardware.
- A major feature of the Viewer Workspace is the Atlas Viewer module; a generic volumetric atlas viewer. This module allows navigation and interrogation of volumetric atlases.
To replace the existing version of MBAT, uninstall the old version prior starting the installation.
To run the different versions of MBAT simultaneously, you have to install MBAT under a separate directory.
-- Windows
1. Unzip the installation program in your local hard drive.
2. Click the MBAT_windows_
-- Mac
1. Click the MBAT_macos_
-- UNIX/Linux
1. Un-tar or gunzip the installation program in your local hard drive.
2. Run the MBAT_unix_
Atlas and Volume subfolders will be created under the MBAT program folder after the installation.
MBAT allows a user to view their data and offers the ability to interface with data offered by Mouse BIRN. MBAT is distributed in two different versions, a standalone version and a full atlas version. The atlas version is packaged with an MR data file, a delineation (MDA2006), 3D surfaces that can be viewed with MBAT 3D Viewer and Surface Manager, and a structural hierarchy that can be viewed and navigated through using the BrainGraph tool Several additional atlas delinations are available for download at http://www.nbirn.net/bdr/bdr_current_data.shtm. Additional data volumes may also be downloaded in Analyze image 7.5 format.
The Concept Query accesses multiple databases and downloads data based on user input. This data can then be incorporated with the user's own data, juxtaposed and analyzed. The databases provide a variety of different data types and are available regardless of the user's location or affiliation with the Mouse BIRN.
Please submit your questions about Mouse BIRN Atlasing Toolkit to the forum.
Documentation
Consult the software documentation for more detailed information not covered on this page.






