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Introduction
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About
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`FireVoxel <https://firevoxel.org/>`__ is a Windows-based
research software package for analyzing MRI, CT, PET, and SPECT images.
It has been developed by `Artem
Mikheev <https://www.linkedin.com/in/artemmikheev>`__ and `Henry
Rusinek <https://med.nyu.edu/faculty/henry-rusinek>`__ at
the `Department of Radiology, New York University School of
Medicine <https://med.nyu.edu/radiology/department-radiology>`__.
FireVoxel provides powerful image processing tools for:

-  Loading and displaying images in DICOM or image formats (Analyze,
   MIDAS, NIfTI, etc.)

-  Region-of-interest (ROI) analysis

-  Image segmentation

-  Motion correction and coregistration

-  Modeling and parametric mapping of 4D datasets and dynamic series,
   including diffusion-weighted MRI and dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI

-  Many other common image analysis tasks and workflows.

.. _terms_license:

Terms of Use & License
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**FireVoxel is provided for research purposes only. It is not intended
for clinical use.** The software is available free of charge to users at
not-for-profit research institutions, including academic, medical, and
independent research centers.

FireVoxel is provided solely for research purposes and **must not** be
used for diagnosing patients or commercial activity.

Users who download and install FireVoxel must accept the terms of
`License Agreement <https://firevoxel.org/im/License_FireVoxel.pdf>`__.

.. _links_contacts:

Links and Contacts
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-  `https://firevoxel.org <https://firevoxel.org/>`__ – FireVoxel
   website – Download the latest software version, obtain instructions
   for obtaining the license key, and access software documentation and
   video tutorials.

-  https://iacfvx.blogspot.com – Artem Mikheev’s blog on development
   news, features, and updates.

-  Basic `FireVoxel
   Tutorials <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB4DbxMC-05N5EHNItV9_Fw>`__
   YouTube channel – Video tutorials on FireVoxel basic functionality.

-  Advanced `FireVoxel
   Software <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnlYPVwv1YSs7t1wPuVdCow>`__
   YouTube channel – Video tutorials on advanced topics and workflows.

-  For license issues, please contact Henry Rusinek at hr18@nyu.edu.

-  For support, please contact artemmikheev@gmail.com.

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