Dear SPM experts,
I am quite new to VBM and SPM, so apologies if my questions iare about basics.
The group I am working in would like to add VBM to their pipelines. I have so far looked at the implementations in FSL and SPM, the latter in particular with the VBM8 toolbox. We are aiming at implementing analyses for adult persons with Parkinson and different dementias. Two questions:
1) Regarding the DARTEL template: do I need to create a study-specific template for each of the studies, or can I use the default one for VBM8 (Template_6_IXI550_MNI152.nii) for all subjects - controls, demented, Parkinson? If Yes, I would be able to (Estimate and write + smooth) one file at a time as it is produced, instead of needing to create new templates each time a new scan is added. That would help tremendously!
2) If the answer to 1 is No: do I always use all subjects of the study for the template? That would make it a bit more complicated, but still a tad easier than the FSL implementation where you have to adjust the template list for each new grouping of subjects.
Kind regards,
Oskar Wigelius
MSc Eng. Phys.
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