Dear Jeroen,
if you are just interested in the surface based analysis it's not necessary to use a customized Dartel template. However, you should use a customized TPM, because this is used for the initial registration and segmentation and will affect your results.
Best,
Christian
On Mon, 22 Oct 2018 13:28:42 +0100, Jeroen Blommaert <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>For some reason the text was send to an attachment, hereby I resend the question:
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>Dear CAT12 experts,
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>As I understand well, the MNI152 atlas is used for the surface-based pipeline as an initial step.
>By consequence, when I want to use CAT12 in a pediatric population only for sbm, is it necessary to provide a dartel template.
>Another way to deal with this is by using a pediatric atlas, e.g. the NKI<10 (https://figshare.com/articles/ANTs_ANTsR_Brain_Templates/915436)
>Is there also any way to inform the surface registration itself?
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>Kind regards,
>
>Jeroen Blommaert
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