ASAP is written in MATLAB and includes all the steps needed for preparing the CBF maps for a statistical analysis. This toolbox includes different analysis strategies depending on the ASL image readout and the type of structural scans available from each subject (T2-weighted and/or T1-weighted high-resolution scans).
ASAP was developed as part of the COST Action "Arterial Spin Labelling Initiative in Dementia (AID)" by:
Department of Neuroimaging, Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London (UK).
LAIMBIO, Rey Juan Carlos University (Spain).
Referencing: If you employ ASAP in your research please reference the paper below:
Mato Abad V, García-Polo P, O'Daly O, Hernández-Tamames JA, Zelaya F (2016). ASAP (Automatic Software for ASL Processing): A toolbox for processing Arterial Spin Labeling images. Magn Reson Imaging, 34(3):334-44.
New version available: ASAP_2.0 for SPM12 and compatible with the latest versions of Matlab (R2015 and later).
ASAP is a beta version. Please assist us by reporting errors or questions to virginia.mato@udc.es
Download the user’s manuals by clicking on the following links: User_Manual_ASAP_1.0 // User_Manual_ASAP_2.0
Before using the software, read carefully the user manual for important recommendations and a proper use of the different options available in the toolbox.
Requirements:
ASAP runs on Unix systems (Linux, Mac OS) with MATLAB software installed (including the “Tools for NIfTI and ANALYZE image” package1)
ASAP access both FSL software and Statistical Parametric Mapping (SPM12) software, so the toolbox requires you have:
SPM12 (updated to the last revision) installed and added to your MATLAB path.
FSL installed and added at your path (FSLDIR environment variable)*
Also, the “ROI Statistics” GUI accesses MarsBaR, the region of interest toolbox for SPM, when input .mat files is selected. So, for using this GUI with ROI .mat files, it is required the MarsBaR toolbox installed and added to your MATLAB path.
Installation:
Download the package by clicking on the following link: ASAP_2.0.zip
Unzip the package: unzip ASAP_2.0.zip
Open MATLAB and add the ASAP_2.0 folder to the MATLAB path (“File->Set path…” menu or addpath function).
Run ASL_GUI in the MATLAB console.
Requirements:
ASAP runs on Unix systems (Linux, Mac OS) with MATLAB software installed (including the “Tools for NIfTI and ANALYZE image” package1)
ASAP access both FSL software and Statistical Parametric Mapping (SPM8) software, so the toolbox requires you have:
SPM8 (updated to the last revision) installed and added to your MATLAB path.
FSL installed and added at your path (FSLDIR environment variable)*
Also, the “ROI Statistics” GUI accesses MarsBaR, the region of interest toolbox for SPM, when input .mat files is selected. So, for using this GUI with ROI .mat files, it is required the MarsBaR toolbox installed and added to your MATLAB path.
Installation:
Download the package by clicking on the following link: ASAP_1.0.zip
Unzip the package: unzip ASAP_1.0.zip
Open MATLAB and add the ASAP_1.0 folder to the MATLAB path (“File->Set path…” menu or addpath function).
Run ASL_GUI in the MATLAB console.
* If you have problems with fsl path, try to add the FSLDIR environment variable in your MATLAB console: setenv('FSLDIR','fslabsolutepath’)
[1] Tools for NIfTI and ANALYZE image, by Jimmy Shen: https://es.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/8797-tools-for-nifti-and-analyze-image?focused=3806834&tab=function