Karawun

Karawun converts diffusion MRI tractography and related neuroimaging datasets into DICOM-compliant formats for integration with Brainlab surgical planning software to support translation of research tractography into neurosurgical applications.

Key Features:

• Integration with Brainlab Software Suite: Converts research outputs into formats compatible with Brainlab (Brainlab AG, Munich, Germany) for import into the Brainlab surgical planning and navigation suite.
• DICOM Standards Compliance: Implements DICOM representation for complex 3D structures, including tractography streamlines, to conform to DICOM specifications for neuroimaging objects.
• 3D Representation of White Matter Tracts: Produces DICOM objects that represent white matter tracts and other anatomical structures as 3D entities suitable for visualization and analysis.
• Importation of Multimodal Research Data: Transforms datasets generated by open-source neuroimaging tools into Brainlab-compatible DICOM while preserving tractography and multimodal imaging information.

Scientific Applications:

• Neurosurgical planning with diffusion MRI tractography: Enables incorporation of diffusion MRI tractography and white matter tract representations into Brainlab-based surgical planning workflows.
• Clinical translation of advanced diffusion MRI analyses: Facilitates integration of tractography and multimodal imaging results from open-source research into clinical navigation systems for evaluation and validation.

Methodology:

Converts diffusion MRI tractography outputs into DICOM objects compatible with Brainlab, representing tractography streamlines and 3D anatomical structures according to DICOM standards.