Installation Details

After accepting the VivoQuant license, you have the option to choose components which allows you to tailor the installation to your specific needs. Please note, that it is typically safe to accepts the default settings, though.

Choose Components

ComponentDescription
Qt4 libraries Unless you already have Qt installed on your system, it is highly recommended that you use the version coming with VQ.
ImageMagick binaries Installs the IM programs mpeg2encode (required for generation of MPEG movies) and convert (general tool to convert image formats, not required by VQ).
Manual After installation, the manual is available by pressing <F1> on the main VQ screen, or using the Help|Manual menu.
Alternatively, you can also find the manual online at http://www.vivoquant.com/manual/index.html.
BatchCT service Install the BatchCT service, allowing reconstruction of CT data sets without further user interaction.
21 CFR part 11 Experimental options to allow VQ to be used in an 21 CFR part 11 environment (FDA's electronic record keeping regulations).
Options
Shortcut on desktop Install an VQ icon on Windows desktop.
CTReco shortcut on desktop Place a quick start icon for the CT reconstruction module on desktop. CT Reconstruction
DicomBrowser shortcut on desktop Allows starting of VQ with opened DicomBrowser quickly. Open DICOM data
Add local DICOM folder Adds an example DICOM folder to the list of repositories.
Add DEMO iPACS Allows access to an online PACS system to download example data and share your data with other users.
Add Service iPACS Adds a write-only online PACS system (reading requires password) to allow you to comfortably send data to our service engineers.
Please see iPACS Service Repository for details.
Enable update check When enabled, VQ regularily checks for the availability of new versions and offers you to download and install them.
Please see Update Check for details.
Run BatchTool-Dump Exports data required by VQ BatchFileGenerator from HiSPECT database. BatchTool Generator
CT Disable options These options should be reserved for advanced users.
Disable use of normalization matrix Reduces the amount of memory required in CT reconstruction, however, invalidates HU calibration for helical acquisition orbits.
Disable multi-threaded reconstructions Forces VQ to use only a single thread (i.e. utility only single CPU or core) for reconstruction, thus reducing efficiency on SMP systems.
Disable Hounsfield calibration Turns off application of Hounsfield calibration data. Hounsfield Calibration.
Debugging These options allow us to debug problems in VQ.

Choose Install Location

For the destination folder, it is recommended to keep the default settings. However, if you would like to install multiple versions of VivoQuant on your system, you can choose a different install location here.