Hello,

I'm using MIPAV 7.3.0 and CBS tools 3.0.8 on Mac desktop 10.14.6 (Mojave) - I am avoiding upgrading to Catalina! My computer has 16GB RAM and i work with 0.4mm images. 

When running ANTS 1.9x to register an 0.4mm image to a 0.7mm image, the module sometimes fails even after processing for a whole day. Now I am experiencing the same problem when running TOADS-CRUISE on a merged image (of the two resolutions). For some subjects, TOADS runs successfully after 1h30-3h but for some it fails. Do I need to use a computer with higher RAM? The cbs tools guide recommends using 15-24GB RAM for high resolution data. Although this seems unlikely given that it works for some subjects.

I have attached a screenshot of the error I get in the terminal when the TOADS module fails.

Thanks,
Alicia

Yes, memory is likely the culprit here. Note that several steps attempt to reduce memory usage based on the parts of the image that need to be processed, so the limit can vary from subject to subject. And of course other activities on your computer might limit further the amount of memory you can allocate to Java.

As a note, many of the CBSTools have been ported to Nighres, a python-based library with a slightly smaller memory footprint.

OK, that explains why modules fail for only some subjects. I get this error in the debugging info for the modules that fail (attached screenshot).

I plan to set up Nighres but it does not currently support all of the algorithms I need.

What modules are you missing? We tried to port all the ones needed for 7T, but if there's something missing we'd like to know!

We need TOADS-CRUISE. Do you know if cbs tools is running on mipav version 10?