NMQC: A NEMA-compliant software application for gamma camera quality control

Methods: Our application is written using the Matlab environment, which has several benefits, foremost of which is cross-platform compatibility. Since Matlab runs on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and Solaris, so does our software. By installing the free Matlab Common Runtime (MCR), anyone can run our software, even if they do not have Matlab or the Image Processing Toolbox. Our application reads and analyzes DICOM or Interfile format files. In addition to the QC analysis functions, the program has features for examining and searching file headers, viewing magnified images or sections of images, and exporting results. All of the application's features are accessible through a unified graphical user interface (GUI).