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PKIN Menu

The Kinetic menu button is located in the top left  and is mainly used for data operations such as loading, saving or closing.

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Loaded data sets can be added into new workspaces, so multiple data sets can be available simultaneously and selected for processing using named tabs.

Add KM File(s)

Load a number of selected KM files into additional workspaces, keeping existing data.

Load KM File(s)

Load a number of selected KM files into the workspaces, clearing already loaded data.

Save KM File

Save all data of the current workspace with all model configurations in the history as a proprietary KM text file (.km).  

Save KM Parameters File

Save the parameters of all regional tissue models in a tab-delimited text file (.kinPar).

Load Whole Blood Activity

Load a curve representing tracer in whole-blood samples.

Load Plasma Activity

Load a curve representing total tracer in plasma.

Load Plasma/WB Ratio

Load a fraction curve representing the ratio of total tracer in plasma to whole-blood.

Load Authentic Fraction

Load a fraction curve representing the ratio of parent (aka authentic, intact, unchanged) tracer to total tracer in plasma.

Load Tissue TACs

Load the tissue TACs from a tab-delimited text file.

Load KM Data File(s)

Load data using a Composite Import Format (.kmData)

Save all Tissue TACs

Save the tissue TACs of all regions in a tab-delimited text file.

Save all Model Curves

Save the model curves of all regions in a tab-delimited text file.

BIDS

WIP implementation for creating data sets according to the emerging Bioimaging Data Structure.

New Study

Open a new, empty workspace.

Close Current Study

Close the currently selected workspace.

Clear all KM Data

Close all workspaces.

Create Parametric Maps

If the TACs have been transferred from PVIEW to PKIN and the images are still open in PVIEW, open a dialog window for assembling the fitted parameters into images. If average TACs were transferred, the VOIs will be homogeneous showing the regional result. If pixel-wise TACs were transferred, the VOIs will be filled by parametric maps.

Create Synthetic KM Study

Generate a synthetic modeling data set from the current data with ideal tissue TACs and potentially modified timing.

Create Synthetic PXMOD Study

Generate a synthetic image series which has a different combination of model parameters in each pixel.

Coupled Studies Dialog

Fit multiple data sets together, keeping selected parameters synchronized.

Study Compare Dialog

Open a PKIN dialog window with the same data so that two model configurations can be examined side by side in separate windows.

Aggregate Parameters

Aggregate the results from different KM Parameter Files (.kinPar) in a single table for statistical analysis.

Batch Mode

Open an interface for batch processing.

Acceptance Test

Self test of the program testing 26 model configurations. It is executed automatically the first time PKIN is started.

Quit

Close the PKIN tool.