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Are the streaks the main thing that is bothering you?  It looks like the
overall shape might be being corrected.  Is the field map brain extraction
good?

Peace,

Matt.

From:  FSL - FMRIB's Software Library <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of
Natalia Kowalczyk <[log in to unmask]>
Reply-To:  FSL - FMRIB's Software Library <[log in to unmask]>
Date:  Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at 10:18 AM
To:  <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:  Re: [FSL] Field Maps FSL

I add also one more image:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/unitz6g8o5fmu16/AACm8jg1V-Xhrn2MOI9qnQj6a?dl=0

2016-05-31 23:07 GMT-07:00 Natalia Kowalczyk <[log in to unmask]>:
> Sure.  
> Images are here: 
> https://www.dropbox.com/home/DWI%20images%20and%20Field%20Maps
> 
> 1) original DWI image
> 
> 2) corrected DWI images -  script: fsl_prepare_fieldmap SIEMENS
> field_maphase.nii field_map_brain.nii fmap_rads.nii 2.46
> Before I used this script I have performed skul stripping (Magnitude image)
> like: bet filedmap_mag.nii field_map_brain_nii -f 0.3  (with option -f <f>
> fractional intensity threshold (0->1, value 0.3)
> Then I tried to apply Field Map to my DWI images using  script: fugue -i
> dwi_image01_raw.nii --dwell=0.00082 --loadfmap=fmap_rads.nii --unwarpdir=y- -u
> resul
> 
> 3) corrcted using epi_reg- script: epi_reg --epi=dwi_image_raw.nii --t1=struct
> --t1brain=struct_brain --out=epi2struct --fmap=fmap_rads.nii.gz
> --fmapmag=fmap_mag fmapmagbrain=fmap_mag_brain --echospacing=0.00082
> --pedir=y-
> 
> Would be really great if anyone could help me with this.
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 
> 2016-05-31 21:42 GMT-07:00 Natalia Kowalczyk <[log in to unmask]>:
>> Sure. 
>> 1) original DWI image
>> 
>> 2) corrected DWI images -  script: fsl_prepare_fieldmap SIEMENS
>> field_maphase.nii field_map_brain.nii fmap_rads.nii 2.46
>> Before I used this script I have performed skul stripping (Magnitude image)
>> like: bet filedmap_mag.nii field_map_brain_nii -f 0.3  (with option -f <f>
>> fractional intensity threshold (0->1, value 0.3)
>> Then I tried to apply Field Map to my DWI images using  script: fugue -i
>> dwi_image01_raw.nii --dwell=0.00082 --loadfmap=fmap_rads.nii --unwarpdir=y-
>> -u resul
>> 
>> 3) corrcted using epi_reg- script: epi_reg --epi=dwi_image_raw.nii
>> --t1=struct --t1brain=struct_brain --out=epi2struct --fmap=fmap_rads.nii.gz
>> --fmapmag=fmap_mag fmapmagbrain=fmap_mag_brain --echospacing=0.00082
>> --pedir=y-
>> 
>> Would be really great if anyone could help me with this.
>> 
>> Thanks in advance!
>> 
>> 2016-05-31 17:08 GMT-07:00 Matt Glasser <[log in to unmask]>:
>>> Post some before and after images.
>>> 
>>> Peace,
>>> 
>>> Matt.
>>> 
>>> From:  FSL - FMRIB's Software Library <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of
>>> Natalia Kowalczyk <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Reply-To:  FSL - FMRIB's Software Library <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Date:  Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at 7:01 PM
>>> To:  <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Subject:  Re: [FSL] Field Maps FSL
>>> 
>>> Thanks for your help!
>>> 
>>> I have tried with epi_reg :
>>> 
>>>  epi_reg --epi=dwi_image_raw.nii --t1=struct --t1brain=struct_brain
>>> --out=epi2struct --fmap=fmap_rads.nii.gz --fmapmag=fmap_mag
>>> fmapmagbrain=fmap_mag_brain --echospacing=0.00082 --pedir=y-
>>> 
>>> but epi_reg funtion does not improve my DWI data.
>>> 
>>> Iım looking forward to hearing other suggetions.
>>> 
>>> Bests, 
>>> 
>>> Natalia 
>>> 
>>> 2016-05-31 14:28 GMT-07:00 Sheena Sharma <[log in to unmask]>:
>>>> Hi Natalia,
>>>> 
>>>> I have had the same issue and I'm not quite sure the answer but I thought
>>>> I'd point you to this thread
>>>> <https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A2=fsl;5b5357c1.1507> .The
>>>> thread suggests epi_reg as a better alternative to fugue. However, for me
>>>> epi_reg gave me worse results then fugue on DWI data, but perhaps I did
>>>> something wrong. Please let me know how you get on if you try epi_reg.
>>>> 
>>>> Best
>>>> Sheena
>>>> 
>>>> On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 7:27 AM, Natalia K <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>>> Dear FSL experts,
>>>>> 
>>>>> I would like to correct my orginal DWI data with Field Maps.
>>>>> I have SIMENS data so I used script: fsl_prepare_fieldmap SIEMENS
>>>>> field_maphase.nii field_map_brain.nii fmap_rads.nii 2.46
>>>>> Before I used this script I have performed skul stripping (Magnitude
>>>>> image) like: bet filedmap_mag.nii field_map_brain_nii -f 0.3  (with option
>>>>> -f <f> fractional intensity threshold (0->1, value 0.3)
>>>>> Then I tried to apply Field Map to my DWI images using  script: fugue -i
>>>>> dwi_image01_raw.nii --dwell=0.00082 --loadfmap=fmap_rads.nii
>>>>> --unwarpdir=y- -u result
>>>>> 
>>>>> To conclude the DWI image does not looks better after FM correction. Did I
>>>>> made some mistake during these 3 steps (described above)?
>>>>> 
>>>>> I have also few questions:
>>>>> 1) Should I preprocess the DWI data before applying Field Map? (motion
>>>>> correction etc. using eddy_current)
>>>>> 2) I would like just to apply the FM to the DWI images, other steps I will
>>>>> be doing in other software (preprocessing: resampling, head motion
>>>>> correction etc).
>>>>> 3) Should I use FEAT at FSL to apply FM to DWI images? - I just want to
>>>>> apply the FM to DWI images and all other preprocessing steps I would like
>>>>> to perform in other program.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated!
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks so much,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Natalia
>>>> 
>>> 
>> 
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