NAME

mnc2nii - convert a MINC format file to a NIfTI-1 or Analyze format file.

SYNOPSIS

mnc2nii [<options>] <infile.mnc> <outfile.mnc>

mnc2nii -help

DESCRIPTION

The mnc2nii command is used to convert MINC format files to either NIfTI-1 or Analyze format. The NIfTI-1 format was developed by the members of the Neuroinformatics Technology Initiative's Data Format Working Group (DFWG). The NIfTI-1 format is based upon the Mayo Clinic's Analyze 7.5 format.

The name of the program is derived from the common filename suffixes used for NIfTI-1 and MINC files. NIfTI-1 defines two possible formats, a "header plus raw image" 2-file format, and a single-file format that includes both header information and the image data. As with Analyze 7.5, the 2-file format consists of one file with the suffix ".hdr" and another file with the extension ".img". In NIfTI-1 single-file format, the two files may be combined into a single file with a ".nii" filename suffix.

In addition to the NIfTI-1 formats, mnc2nii can convert MINC files to the Analyze 7.5 format.

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.

Output file format

-dual

Save file in NIfTI-1 two-file format (.hdr and .img)

-ASCII

Save file in non-standard NIfTI-1 ASCII file format

-nii

Save file in NIfTI-1 single-file format (.nii)

-analyze

Save file in Analyze 7.5 compatible format

Output voxel format

-float

Save voxels in 32-bit floating point format

-double

Save voxels in 64-bit floating point format

-byte

Save voxels in 8-bit integer format

-short

Save voxels in 16-bit integer format

-int

Save voxels in 32-bit integer format

-signed

Save voxels in signed (2's complement) integer format

-unsigned

Save voxels in unsigned integer format

Other options

-noscanrange

Don't scan data to determine valid range.

-quiet

Quiet operation - do not print progress or debugging information.

Generic options for all commands

-help

Print summary of command-line options and abort

-version

Print the program and library versions and abort

KNOWN BUGS

Current handling of NIfTI-1 qform and sform coordinate transforms should probably be revised as the NIfTI group clarifies the correct usage of these fields.

SEE ALSO

nii2mnc

AUTHOR

Robert Vincent (bert@bic.mni.mcgill.ca) with assistance from the NIfTI-1 library authored by Robert Cox et al.

COPYRIGHTS

Copyrights 2005 by Robert Vincent for the Montreal Neurological Institute.