ChangeLog

v2.0.0-rc.1

Various bug fixes and corrections
BUILD_STIR_WITH_OPENMP is now ON by default
Virtual Machine amendments:
- UK English keyboard
- Password protection removed from screen lock
Gadgetron data processors check for Gadgetron server crash
More data files in SIRF/data/examples/MR
Grayscale plotting enabled

Created a python sirf package (recommended way of importing)
- aliased p(Gadgetron|STIR|Utilities) -> sirf.(Gadgetron|STIR|Utilities)
- added setup.py
- exposed cmake variable PYTHON_STRATEGY. Options:
  - PYTHONPATH: prefix $PYTHONPATH (default)
  - SETUP_PY: execute ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} setup.py install
  - CONDA: do nothing
Added PYTHON_DEST_DIR variable, which allows the user to select the install destination of the SIRF python modules. PYTHON_DEST_DIR is a cached variable which can be updated on the GUI. If PYTHON_DEST_DIR is not set, we will install in ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/python. Likewise for MATLAB_DEST_DIR.
Some improvements to the demos. Note that PET reconstruction demos have somewhat different parameters.
Implemented PLS Prior
Implemented 2D Filtered Back Projection

Access to all MR images and acquisition parameters
All 8 file IO available (PET: Interfile, MR: HDF5)
PET
- PETAcquisitionData object creation from scanner name and parameters
- ListmodeToSinograms converter class, also estimating randoms (from delayed coincidences)
- Normalization from ECAT8 (Siemens mMR) and attenuation image
- Build with OpenMP delivers stable and substantially accelerated performance
More documentation
- Developer's Guide
- Doxygen inline documentation (available on CCP PETMR website)
More tests (now run via CTest), for Python, Matlab and C++.
Coverage reporting for Python tests done by ctest

PET data algebra implemented
Storage scheme (file/memory) management for acquisition data implemented
Using single precision float Matlab and Python arrays now
Argument validity checks introduced
Consistent naming scheme for libraries and modules adopted
Matlab tests added
User Guide Appendix on advanced features added
- Storage scheme management
- Programming Gadgetron chains
Specific versions of dependencies (ISMRMRD, Gadgetron, STIR, SIRF) in SuperBuild
SuperBuild update for Virtual Machine