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Announcing: FSL & FreeSurfer Course
19-23 June 2006 - Siena, Italy
Organised by FMRIB Centre, University of Oxford,
Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, MGH &
Quantitative Neuroimaging Laboratory, Siena
Local Organiser: Prof. Nicola De Stefano, Siena
http://www.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/fslcourse/2006
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We are pleased to announce the 2006 FSL & FreeSurfer course in Siena,
Italy. It will run immediately after the Human Brain Mapping
conference in nearby Florence.
The intensive course covers both the theory and practice of functional
and structural brain image analysis. Background concepts and the
practicalities of analyses are taught in detailed lectures; these are
interleaved with hands-on practical sessions where attendees learn how
to carry out analysis for themselves on real data, with at most two
attendees per computer. By the end of the course, attendees should be
able to fully analyse their own FMRI and MRI data sets.
The course is aimed at both new and existing users of these packages
and will cover both basic and advanced features. The methods covered
include
* Functional MRI analysis:
- GLM-based analysis of FMRI data including Bayesian multi-subject
statistics (FSL - FEAT)
- Model-free (ICA) analysis of FMRI data (FSL - MELODIC)
* Structural MRI analysis:
- Image registration and unwarping (FSL - FLIRT/FUGUE)
- Brain extraction and tissue-type segmentation (FSL - BET/FAST)
- Structural spatial statistical analysis e.g. atrophy (FSL -
SIENA/SIENAX)
- Automatic subcortical segmentation / alignment (FreeSurfer ASEG)
* Cortical-flattening of images and its applications (FreeSurfer):
- Cortical flattening for improved FMRI analysis, including
inter-subject averaging
- Group studies of cortical morphometry; thickness, folding, surface
area, volume
* Analysis of diffusion-weighted imaging data, including tractography
and related applications (FSL - FDT/TBSS)
* Paradigm optimisation (Optseq)
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For more information and to register, visit:
http://www.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/fslcourse/2006/
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