Abstract Summary
In the last two decades, quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (qMRI) has grown into a powerful tool for exploring in-vivo biomechanical and functional properties of the musculoskeletal system. However, most qMRI methods are developed and maintained in-house, which results in a lack of transparent and well-documented implementations, thus imposing a challenge to their reproducibility and easy adoption. To tackle this issue on multiple levels, we started the open-source software project qMRLab (https://qmrlab.org) to bring a large collection of qMRI methods under one umbrella. Natively developed in the MATLAB/Octave programming language, qMRLab is equipped with cutting-edge software development technology to create a streamlined pipeline for easy use of qMRI methods, and to provide its users with comprehensive documentation, educational materials and interactive support.
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