PET2BIDS

* Inject PET information at time of image conversion from Dicom/ecat to ease sharing/transmissibility of imaging and blood data via conversion to BIDS w/ this tool
* Python, Matlab, and a stand alone CLI provide flexibility in use among different environments

This tool is primarily aimed at aiding researchers in converting scanner data (post reconstruction) along with blood data into the Brain Imaging Data Structure (BIDS) for later sharing, analysis, and use. Once PET data is transformed into BIDS it can be combined and analyzed more easily as each different data set (multiple sites, multiple studies, etc.) shares a common structure. This allows for the reuse of data, analysis tools, and the de-duplication of effort on the part of researchers. The aim is to develop and provide this tool as a first step towards sharing data on open platforms, such as OpenNeuro.org, to facilitate data sharing and reusability by easing the tedious of process of curating PET data.

* Convert ECAT or Dicom data into BIDS PET
* Collect additional metadata via text file/spreadsheet during conversion of images and into tsv formats
* Extract PET information from lesser known format ECAT via CLI

* Convert data while the experiment is fresh in the minds of researchers, capturing relevant information before it becomes lost
* Ease the burden on searching for or inspecting singular files to collect relevant information for BIDS/PET
* Uses tried and tested dependencies (Dcm2niix, Nibabel, Matlab, etc.) to provide the best fidelity during the conversion process

* Requires PET knowledge for best use
* Handling of heterogenous data is only as good as the data and the knowledge of the user, at least during first setup
* Command line/programmatic use may be a barrier to some users more comfortable with a graphical user interface

* Python, Matlab, and Dcm2niix must be installed to use this software

* https://pet2bids.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
* https://bids-standard.github.io/bids-starter-kit/tutorials/pet.html

* https://github.com/openneuropet
* https://github.com/bids-standard