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Dear  Donald McLaren:
I'm so thankful to all of you!
Sincerely,
Bin-Ke

2013/3/5 MCLAREN, Donald <[log in to unmask]>

> You need to apply the coregistration parameters to the CBF image before
> normalization.
>
> Best Regards, Donald McLaren
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> On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 9:30 PM, Bin-Ke YUAN <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Dear Wang,
>> Thanks for your reply! If I correctly understand you:  Firstly, the
>> control image was corregistered with the corresponding T1
>> image;Secondly,the T1 image were normalized to MNI space;Finally,the CBF
>> images (1.72x1.72x3) were spatially normalized and re-sampled (2x2x2 mm)
>> using the normalization parameters estimated during the previous T1
>> normalization. Is the procedure right or suitable?
>> sincerely,
>> Bin-Ke
>>
>>
>> 2013/3/5 Ze Wang <[log in to unmask]>
>>
>>>  Hi Bin-Ke,
>>>       GE ASL sequence produces mean control image (regular FSE image)
>>> and mean CBF map (or the mean perfusion difference map if the scale is not
>>> within 0-100). To register cbf map to T1, you'd better use the mean control
>>> image rather than the cbf map, then apply the same transformation to the
>>> cbf map.   This process is the same for any vendor.  You can find more
>>> information in the manual available in
>>> cfn.upenn.edu/~zewang/ASLtbx.php
>>>
>>> Best
>>> Ze
>>>
>>> On 3/4/2013 5:51 AM, Bin-Ke YUAN wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear all:
>>>  I used unified segmentation to perform normalization of my CBF images
>>> and found the normalization effect was bad (images of unnormalized and
>>> normalized were attached). I have done the corregister before normalization.
>>>  The pulse sequence of ASL are 3DASL (no contrast,GE healthcare MR-750
>>> 3.0 T scanner) and the CBF images were got using the 3DASL functiontool of
>>> the scanner.
>>>  Any suggestion / advice will be very welcome.
>>>
>>>   Many thanks in advance,
>>>  Bin-Ke
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> Ze Wang, Ph. Dhttp://cfn.upenn.edu/~zewang
>>> Research Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering,
>>> Departments of Psychiatry and Radiology,
>>> Perelman School of Medicine,
>>> University of Pennsylvania,
>>> 3900 Chestnut Street,
>>> Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
>>> Tel: 215-222-3200 ext 123
>>> Fax: 215-386-6770
>>>
>>>
>>
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