This project will grow as I will be adding more data from my *INBRED MICE STRAINS: UNTAPPED RESOURCE FOR GENOME-WIDE QUANTITATIVE ASSOCIATION STUDY FOR CRANIOFACIAL SHAPE* project.
Currently it contains:
1. Almost 500 CT scans and the associated landmarks from a (AXB6)XA backcross.
2. A synthetic, segmented microCT atlas of adult mouse head to help with image processing of mouse head CTs.
Please refer to individual wikis under the **Components** tab for more detailed information about each dataset.
**VISUALIZING 3D VOLUMES and LANDMARKS**
Projects use 3D standard formats such as NIFTI or NRRD, both of which can be viewed using the 3D Slicer, freely available at [Slicer's webpage][1]. Landmarks are stored in Slicer's [fiducial format][2], which is a modified comma separated text file.
**DATA USAGE AND CITATION**
Datasets are provided freely. However, if you end up publishing a study using data from this repository, please use the citation provided in the project portal along with its DOI (e.g., *Maga, A. M. 2017. “Genetics of Craniofacial Shape in Mus .” Open Science Framework. September 12. osf.io/w4wvg. 10.17605/OSF.IO/W4WVG*). If you use landmarks for re-analysis or other purpose, please also cite the appropriate paper. Papers and the citations are available in the **Zotero** section of the main project page.
Data creation was funded by the NIH/NIDCR DE021417 and DE027110.
[1]: http://download.slicer.org
[2]: https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/Nightly/Modules/Markups
