ImageConversionUtilities
Medical images are stored in a number of different formats, and must be converted to allow use on each analysis platform and viewing system. There is no magic tool available, so best to be familiar with each of these:
Practical introduction to Analyze format Also contains helpful intro to image orientation terminology, and listing of Mayo Analyze spec vs. SPM and several other implementations:
http://www.grahamwideman.com/gw/brain/analyze/
MRICro:
A tiny, extremely useful utility. Absolute must-have first option in the toolkit. Provides image viewing, several different conversions (esp. useful is batch dicom - use for converting fMRI sequences).
http://www.sph.sc.edu/comd/rorden/mricro.html
Debabeler:
From LONI (Lab of NeuroImaging, UCLA) - Debabeler is written in Java, straightforward, reliable, and extensible. No bells and whistles, no preview functions. All image transformations are specified in XML files, so it may be possible to create your own mapping if necessary.
Download: http://www.loni.ucla.edu/Software/
MRIConvert:
Simple, reliable DICOM->Analyze converter. Unfortunately, only runs on Windows. However, works fine under Wine on Linux.
Download: http://lcni.uoregon.edu/~jolinda/MRIConvert/
medcon / xmedcon:
One of the best tools available. Command line and graphical versions available, performs conversions, basic transforms, and a few other useful things. Command line is especially useful for doing scripted conversions. FOR EXAMPLE: use to convert Nifti .nii to analyze in a way that SPM will read (requires flipping).
