On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 6:17 PM, Jeff Browndyke <
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> I would add to Philipp's cogent response below that the simple
> calculation is complicated by the default voxel dimensions preferred by
> Dartel and most computers (i.e., 1.5 mm3). This prompts me to ask...has
> anyone successfully run Dartel at 1mm3 voxel size output?
>
> Jeff
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> Jeffrey N. Browndyke, Ph.D.
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> From: SPM (Statistical Parametric Mapping) [mailto:
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> On Behalf Of Saemann Philipp
> Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 1:11 PM
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> Subject: Re: [SPM] Relationship between probability maps and volume
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> Hello,
>
> what you suggested as answer is basically true for the modulated GM
> images
> (i. e. images that have been produced by the segmentation algorithm or
> DARTEL
> with the modulation step switched on).
>
> Only the modulation step garantues the transition of the probability
> value
> to a volume value.
> Then, the resulting value of the voxel is - in practical terms -
> directly
> equivalent to a volume. A value of 1 in a voxel of
> 1x1x1 mm3 would (theoretically) be equivalent to 1 microliter.
>
> As lit. you could cite basic papers e. g. of John Ashburner on voxel
> based
> morphometry in general,
> or Unified Segmentation, or the diffeomorphic algorithm of DARTEL -
> depends, on what you did.
>
> All links to the literature you find on the SPM homepage & the
> respective
> sections.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Philipp
>
> Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry
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