ITK is an open-source, cross-platform system that provides developers with an extensive suite of software tools for image analysis. SimpleITK is a simplified layer built on top of ITK, intended to facilitate its use in rapid prototyping, education, interpreted languages.
ITK is an open-source, cross-platform system that provides developers with an extensive suite of software tools for image analysis. Developed through extreme programming methodologies, ITK employs leading-edge algorithms for registering and segmenting multidimensional data. The goals for ITK include:
ITK:
- Supporting the Visible Human Project.
- Establishing a foundation for future research.
- Creating a repository of fundamental algorithms.
- Developing a platform for advanced product development.
- Support commercial application of the technology.
- Create conventions for future work.
- Grow a self-sustaining community of software users and developers.
SimpleITK:
- Provides a simplified, easy-to-use, procedural interface without templates
- Is distributed under an open source Apache 2.0 License
- Binary distributions for Python and Java