Welcome to the National Library of Medicine Insight Segmentation and Registration Toolkit (ITK).  ITK is an open-source, cross-platform system that provides developers with an extensive suite of software tools for image analysis.  Developed through extreme programming methodologies, ITK employs leading-edge algorithms for registering and segmenting multidimensional data. The goals for ITK include:

• Supporting the Visible Human Project.
• Establishing a foundation for future research.
• Creating a repository of fundamental algorithms.
• Developing a platform for advanced product development.
• Support commercial application of the technology.
• Create conventions for future work.
• Grow a self-sustaining community of software users and developers.