[MINC-users] Optimized VBM at the BIC

[Jason Lerch]

I have a version of it kicking around somewhere. Can't say I like the 
idea of modulation very much, to be honest: I'd recommend sticking to 
either straightforward VBM or deformation based analyses.

Cheers,

Jason

Marc BOUFFARD wrote:
> A while back I also searched for a way to do the optimized vbm at the BIC
> but ended up using SPM since the "optimized" concept was already
> implemented in the SPM5 pipeline.
>
> However, if it is of any interest, the additional modulation step
> (multiplication of tissue class by the relative volumes before and after
> warping) can be done using the existing BIC tools.
>
> Marc
>
> On Mon, 7 Jan 2008, Marco Loggia, Mr wrote:
>
>   
>> Hi all,
>>
>>
>>
>> I would like to perform a voxel-based morphometry analysis on my
>> anatomical MRI data, adopting the "optimized" VBM procedure (i.e. with
>> the iterative process of segmentation and normalization which should
>> allow for a better voxel classification, as described in Good et al.,
>> 2001). However, on the BIC's wikipages (even on the page entitled "VBM
>> optimized") I only see the guidelines for the "standard" VBM (i.e.
>> normalize THEN segment).
>>
>>
>>
>> Could anybody tell me if it is possible to perform the optimized VBM
>> using our local software?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>>
>> Marco
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Marco L. Loggia
>>
>> Ph.D. Candidate, Neurological Sciences
>>
>> Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain
>>
>> McGill University
>>
>> 3640 University St. Room M/19
>>
>> Montreal, QC H3A 2B2
>>
>> Tel.: +1 514-398-1271
>>
>> Fax: +1 514-398-7464
>>
>>
>>
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