Download Links: “Hou” versions (2024-)(Pre-release under testing)
Hou version is currently at the pre-release stage under frequent updates and testing
Download and unzip to run the executive. No installation is needed. DSI Studio has a high version turning rate, and the computation outcome may differ between versions. I would recommend keeping a local copy of DSI Studio for each research project and updating DSI Studio every time a new project is initiated.
| OS | File | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Windows (7+) | GPU version (recommended) CPU version (if GPU does not work) |
Unzip the file and click on the DSI Studio program to run it. If missing DLL files, install the VC package. To use GPU, install CUDA Toolkit and update your graphic drivers. |
| Mac (12+) | dsi_studio_mac-12.zip dsi_studio_mac-13.zip dsi_studio_mac-14.zip |
make sure to enable run permission. |
| Ubuntu (20.04+) | dsi_studio_ubuntu2004.zip dsi_studio_ubuntu2204.zip dsi_studio_ubuntu2404.zip |
If showing error related to libQt6Charts, run sudo apt install libqt6charts6-devIf reporting error related to xcb, check out this solution. |
| Container (Docker) | docker hub repository: dsistudio/dsistudio:latest |
docker run -ti --rm -e DISPLAY=$DISPLAY -v /tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix -v $PWD:/data dsistudio/dsistudio:latest |
**Change log **
- 2024/08:
- New FIB/SRC format (.fz,.sz): higher storage efficiency.
- DSI Studio Data Hub: instant access to thousands of readily trackable data.
- New linear and nonlinear registrations: support simultaneously multi-modality registration with greater accuracy dealing with lesions.
- New GUI
Download Links: “Chen” versions (2022-2024)
| OS | File | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Windows (7+) | GPU version (recommended) CPU version (if GPU does not work) |
Unzip the file and click on the DSI Studio program to run it. If missing DLL files, install the VC package. To use GPU, install CUDA Toolkit and update your graphic drivers. |
| Mac (11+) | Qt5 dsi_studio_mac-11.zip dsi_studio_mac-12.zip Qt6 dsi_studio_mac-11.zip dsi_studio_mac-12.zip dsi_studio_mac-13.zip |
make sure to enable run permission. |
| Ubuntu (16.04+) | dsi_studio_ubuntu1604.zip dsi_studio_ubuntu1804.zip dsi_studio_ubuntu2004.zip dsi_studio_ubuntu2204.zip |
If showing error related to libQt6Charts, run sudo apt install libqt6charts6-devIf reporting error related to xcb, check out this solution. |
| CentOS (7) | dsi_studio_centos7.zip |
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| Container (Docker) | docker hub repository: dsistudio/chen-2024-06-12 |
docker run -ti --rm -e DISPLAY=$DISPLAY -v /tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix -v $PWD:/data dsistudio/chen-2024-06-12 |
Previous “Chen” versions can be found here*
Change Log
- 2020/08/02: Major revision on QA calculation. nQA is now replacing QA (https://groups.google.com/g/dsi-studio/c/t-kSFxXrGFU)
- 2023/06/28: Fiber tracking results will change because the default step size = 0 has a different implementation. Older versions will randomly select between 0.5 and 1.5 voxel spacing. The updated version will have 1.0 voxel spacing. To replicate older versions, set the step size to -1 in the command line. Fiber tracking with nonzero step size and correlation tracking is not affected.
- 2023/07/08: Tractography atlas is further separated into 5 sets of pathways. The GUI and command line interface for automated fiber tracking has been modified. The updated DSI Studio allows for the use of multiple tractography atlases.
- 2023/10/02: The Otsu’s threshold was updated to ignore zeros values in the background, as a result, the equivalent value will be slightly different if there are zeros in the background. The seeding region in automatic fiber tracking was updated to provide more comprehensive mapping. The previous version seeds within a more restricted region designated by the atlas and some branches may not be fully covered. The updated version will have a much larger seeding region to get better coverage.
Download Links: Pre-“Chen” versions
Versions before “Chen” can be downloaded from here*
License
DSI Studio is dual-licensed. You can pick one license or the other.
Academic License
DSI Studio is free for academic or research purposes under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license. For license agreement details, please check out the agreement here.
Commercial License
A commercial license is available for using DSI Studio source code or its compiled executive program (i.e. dsi_studio.exe or dsi_studio). This license does not cover third-party tools, resources, or patents owned by other entities, such as:
- TinyFSL: using the FSL plugins needs FSL License.
- Alases: each atlas includes its own license or usage agreement. Most of them are free for both academic and commercial usage.
- Certain algorithms and functions within DSI Studio may be protected by patents. Therefore, it is crucial to be aware of potential patent restrictions when using DSI Studio for commercial purposes. To avoid possible copyright or patent infringement, please contact Frank Yeh to acquire the details.
To obtain the DSI Studio license for commercial use, please email frank.yeh@gmail.com
Hardware recommendation:
Here is an example of a workstation for DSI Studio tractography:
- Chassis: Dell Precision 7920 Tower
- Processor: two CPUs of Intel Xeon Gold 6230 (2.1GHz, 3.9GHz Turbo, 20 Cores)
- Memory: 128GB RAM
- Graphics Card: NVidia Quadro RTX4000, 8GB
- Hard drive: 2TB SSD
- Operating System: Windows