For measuring T1 and T2 in sets of images.

The following are required:

1. python (version 2 or 3), and
2. the following packages:

• qtpy
• pyqt, qt (version 4 or 5)
• qtawesome
• matplotlib
• numpy
• scipy
• scikit-image
• numexpr
• pydicom
• sympy
• six

The easiest way to install python is by downloading [anaconda] (https://www.anaconda.com/download/).

Once anaconda is installed, run the following commands to obtain the necessary packages (listed above):

conda install qtpy pyqt qtawesome matplotlib numpy scipy scikit-image
conda install numexpr pydicom sympy six -c defaults -c conda-forge

Once all the requirements are met, you can install the tool (and download some example data) by cloning this repository:

git clone https://github.com/shportnoy/blood_roi_tool
cd blood_roi_tool
python setup.py install

Thereafter, you can launch the tool with the command:

blood_tools