JIV: A 3D Image Data Visualization and Comparison Tool

Overview:

JIV is a Java software for visualization and side-by-side comparison of multiple 3D image datasets. While it was originally designed for remote data access (through the WWW), it can be used as a traditional (local) application as well.
Features:

highly portable and platform-independent: it can be run with a common Web browser.
can cope with slow network links (for remote access)
uses a simple and platform-independent 3D image data format, and accepts arbitrary volume samplings.
displays gray-level (intensity) image data with a user-controlled color-mapping; also provides merged (blended) views of pairs of images.
an efficient mouse-based user input scheme provides fast roaming through the volume, and continuously adjustable zoom and pan.

Demos:

hybrid mode
on_demand mode (more suitable for less powerful workstations and/or very slow network connections)

Documentation:

Help page (graphical interface description)
Complete documentation: html, pdf, ps
Compatibility info : includes recommendations for Java environments for several operating systems.

License and Download:

This software (JIV) is copyright (C) 2000-2004 Chris Cocosco (crisco+jiv@bic.mni.mcgill.ca).
It is available under the GNU General Public License (GPL).

* summary of changes

version 2.4 :

Java bytecode
Java source, documentation, and bytecode: tar-gnuzip, or jar

version 2.3 :

Java bytecode
Java source, documentation, and bytecode: tar-gnuzip, or jar

Any bug reports, suggestions, improvements, or extensions are very welcome.

Publications:

Chris A. Cocosco and Alan C. Evans, "Java Internet Viewer: A WWW Tool for Remote 3D Medical Image Data Visualization and Comparison",
Fourth International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention (MICCAI 2001), Utrecht, The Netherlands, 14-17 October 2001
- proceedings extended abstract: ps.gz, pdf (© Springer-Verlag)
- conference poster: html, pdf

Info for BIC.MNI users:

For local use, you want jiv.pl .

For remote (Web) access to data:

Use minc2jiv.pl to convert your data
Edit the config file as needed (the one used for the above demo is this)
Setup the html file that starts JIV.
For now, set the archive attribute to: http://www.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/~crisco/jiv/prod/jiv.jar
You should also add a SSI (server side include) reference to /users/crisco/jiv/prod/ssi_insert.html right after the applet tag in the html file.

Chris Cocosco (crisco+jiv@bic.mni.mcgill.ca)

Last modified: Tue Apr 27 18:08:53 EDT 2004