ge3t_conformal_shim

Custom Conformal Shimming Calibration and Computation Tool for GE3T MRI Scanner

• Automated using ExSI. A tool made by GE for the GE
• Built for use with OpenSourceImaging Shim Drivers
• Runs on ajacent machine to scanner computer, so that you have access to latest python environment
• GUI built using PyQT6

Setting up and using the Shim Tool

1. Navigate to the directory and install the required packages

   $ cd <path/to/shimTool>
   $ pip install -r requirements.txt

2. Install / setup the pre-commit hooks

   $ pre-commit install

   Now when you commit, the pre-commit hooks will run and lint your code before you push. If you want to run the hooks manually, refer to https://pre-commit.com/#install or use pre-commit run --all-files

3. There is provided a configsTemplate.json. Copy this file with the name configs.json, and adjust the contents to be dependent on personal preferences and scanner setup. The passwords / host ids are generally common for the GE Nspire

4. Launch the tool. Use --no-gui to launch the tool in a python CLI or use --quiet to silence most of the logging and output.

   $ python -i src/main.py [--no-gui] [--quiet]

Using just the ExSI Client

look at src/examples to see some examples of how to start and some basic usage of the exsi client on its own in both a jupyter notebook or a python script. If you want deeper details, look into the exsi_client.py code to see more about which commands and exsi operations are supported (essentially all the useful ones...)