Hi,
Just to toss my hat into the ring, can I ask why the transform is kept. Is it
used later on?
I've also been having trouble with the MNI tools, and was thinking of using
FLIRT or AIR to align the images first. What is th point of having the .xfm?
Thanks,
Alex
-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Fischl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wed 5/18/2005 6:00 AM
To: peggy christidis
Cc: freesurfer@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu
Subject: Re: [Freesurfer] WMFilll and talairach coordinates
Hi Peggy,
we don't apply the transform, just keep it around, so blurring isn't a
problem. I don't know if AFNI knows how to write out .xfm files (the mni
transform format), but that would be the best solution.
Bruce
On Tue, 17 May 2005,
peggy christidis wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm having a bit of trouble with the "Create Surface" step in
FreeSurfer. I
> have a single mprage scan that creates a decent first pass surface,
but
> there's still some brainstem and cerebellum attached to it. I
followed the
> troubleshooting guidelines in the FreeSurfer manual regarding Failure
of
> Automatic Cutting Planes. I went to Expert Preferences --> WMFill,
and
> inputed the appropriate coordinates to separate the brainstem and
cerebellum.
> The coordinates I used were not in Talairach space, but I assumed
this was
> okay because the manual says to use original coordinates if you don't
have
> Talairach coordinates. However, when I re-ran "Create Surface",
nothing
> happened (i.e., filled volume and surface both still show the
> pons/cerebellum/brainstem attached). I read through the FreeSurfer
mailing
> list archives and read that Talairach coordinates are indeed needed.
>
> Here's my question: The volume I'm using shows a head that's
slightly tilted
> about 10 degrees to the left, so I should probably do the Taliarach
> transformation anyway. However, I don't have the mni_tools installed
on my
> computer (I had major installation problems with them). Anyway,
could I do a
> taliarach transformation outside of Freesurfer (like in AFNI) and then
> tranfer that talairached volume to FreeSurfer? My concern is that the
> transformation will blur the volume, making segmentation difficult.
What
> should I do?
>
> Thanks,
> Peggy
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