Open MPI Data
Initiative for open magnetic particle imaging data
Introduction
Magnetic particle imaging (MPI) is a tomographic imaging technique that allows to determine the spatial distribution of magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs). The aim of this project is to provide MPI data that are freely available for the research community. To facilitate reproducible research all available information including a detailed description of the used phantoms and the applied measurement sequences are provided.
All MPI data is stored in the MPI Data Format (MDF). The MDF provides a common data format for the storage of MPI raw data, calibration data, and reconstruction data.
This projects comes with a first set of datasets covering the most interesting cases to get started with MPI. New datasets can be easily added and researcher worldwide are invited to contribute own datasets.
License / Terms of Usage
The source code of this project is licensed under the MIT license. All MPI data is licensed under the CC BY 4.0 license. This implies that you are free to use, share, and adapt the data. However, you must give appropriate credit by citing the project. In particular we ask you to cite this publication.
Contribution
We invite you to contribute to this project and provide your own MPI data. Please open an issue to discuss how to add your data to the project. The CAD files of all phantoms can be downloaded to reproduce the phantoms using a suitable 3D printer. On request we also send hardcopies of the phantoms.
Contact
If you have problems using the datasets, find mistakes, or have general questions please use the issue tracker to contact us. You can also contact Tobias Knopp directly.