Dear Eytan,
your approach should be ok. Note however, that SPM normalisation leaves a
lot of inter-subject anatomical variance in your normalised data -
especially in subcortical regions.
Volkmar
On Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:57:27 -0500, Eytan Raz <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Dear SPMers-
>I am trying to analyze DTI data with voxel based technique using SPM.
>I would like to be sure that the normalization process I am going to apply
>is correct.
>
>In the literature I found that someone creates their own template, someone
>uses SPM EPI template and someone uses SPM T2 template.
>
>This is the way I am doing it:
>1. I coregistered the DTI to the T2 in each patient
>2. I estimated normalization between T2 of the patient and T2 template of
>SPM
>3. I write the normalization on the DTI
>
>Now I have all DTI maps normalized according to the T2 template (I checked
>them) and I am ready for the smoothing. Can I go on?
>
>Thanks,
>Eytan
>
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