Steve and FSL users,
I apologize for the fuss and confusion. I certainly should have thought
to ask users to reply to me rather than the list. (I had forgotten that
the list is configured to reply to the list, rather than to the poster.
And I'm not recommending the list behavior be changed; I prefer it as it
is.)
The reviewer's comment was not about FSL flirt in particular; rather,
he/she insinuated linear/affine volume-based registration (VBR) is
obsolete (the context being ordinary fMRI analysis). (If the reviewer
is right, the paper under review is less relevant.)
While I certainly agree that nonlinear VBR has advantages in many
contexts, I don't think affine/linear VBR is irrelevant. In fact, I
believe affine VBR has distinct advantages over nonlinear methods in
some contexts. This reviewer is clearly a big nonlinear VBR fan, who
needs to be reminded how widely used affine VBR is. Steve's point is
well-taken: I don't need a reply count to make my point.
Apologies again,
Donna
On 02/04/2008 09:24 AM, Martin M Monti wrote:
> Steve, sorry to suggest differently, but given that it's highly likely
> that most people on this list use FLIRT, wouldn't it be more
> productive if she actually posted what the uncertainty is about?
> Quite simply, if it is a reasonable criticism/request then almost
> everybody will be interested in what the reviewer has to say, the more
> considering the fact that we may get similar feedback in future reviews.
>
> Of course, if Donna feel it's a confidential matter -- perfectly
> understandable -- or a not-too-reasonable comment, as it sometimes
> happens, then never mind...
>
> just a suggestion though,
>
> all the best
>
> martin
>
> Steve Smith wrote:
>> Hi - could I suggest that people email Donna Dierker directly, rather
>> than generate too many emails in the inboxes of people on the list!
>>
>> Donna - not sure what the reviewers are asking about; FLIRT is
>> certainly one of the most widely-used of the components in FSL. If
>> you search in NeuroImage there's over 80 articles mentioning FLIRT,
>> but I'm not sure if that's the kind of statistics that you're after.....
>>
>> Cheers, Steve.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 4 Feb 2008, at 15:00, David Gutman wrote:
>>
>>> I regularly "FLIRT" as well.
>>>
>>> DAG
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Feb 4, 2008 at 9:42 AM, Donna Dierker
>>> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>> I'm hoping to be inundated with replies, which will help me address a
>>> reviewer comment.
>>>
>>> Donna Dierker
>>> Van Essen Lab
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> David A Gutman, M.D. Ph.D.
>>> Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
>>> Emory University School of Medicine
>>
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