The aseg.stats file takes into account partial voluming which is not taken into account when you simply sum up the subcortical structures because some of those structures will be partially volumed with white matter.
doug Eisenstein, Sarah wrote: > > Hello, > > > > What goes into the calculation of subcortical volume? We have tried > adding volumes of individual subcortical areas but the total does not > equal the subcortical volume provided by aseg. Is the subcortical > volume calculation accurate? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Sarah Eisenstein > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Freesurfer mailing list > Freesurfer@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu > https://mail.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/freesurfer -- Douglas N. Greve, Ph.D. MGH-NMR Center gr...@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu Phone Number: 617-724-2358 Fax: 617-726-7422 Bugs: surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/BugReporting FileDrop: www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/facility/filedrop/index.html _______________________________________________ Freesurfer mailing list Freesurfer@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu https://mail.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/freesurfer The information in this e-mail is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed. If you believe this e-mail was sent to you in error and the e-mail contains patient information, please contact the Partners Compliance HelpLine at http://www.partners.org/complianceline . If the e-mail was sent to you in error but does not contain patient information, please contact the sender and properly dispose of the e-mail.