Dear Charline,

Removing ICA components changes the way your channels relate to your
sensors. One of the consequences is for instance that your data is
rank deficient. The lead field computation should be 'aware' of this
to work correctly and for MEG this updating is done by the montage
function. For EEG the problem is not solved in SPM8 but will be solved
in SPM12. In general if you have a lot of channels and remove just a
few components which are not coming from the brain anyway the problem
is not very severe but it's better to be on the safe side, especially
since it also solves your other problems.

Best,

Vladimir

On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 12:38 PM, Urbain Charline <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear Vladimir,
>
> Sorry again for the delay...
>
> According to your advises, we applied the ICA montage on our data. Now, we
> do not have anymore troubles with the GUI. Thank you!
> If it's not to complicated, could you just explain us why without the ICA
> montage our last solution (copied the *.mat file from previous steps and
> pointed his header to the new *.dat file containing the ICA analysis) could
> provokes some problem to do source reconstruction?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Charline
>
>
> 2011/10/26 Vladimir Litvak <[log in to unmask]>
>>
>> Dear Charline,
>>
>> Indeed the problem is with channel types as the BTI system cannot be
>> recognized just based on labels. What you can do (assuming that Dold
>> is the object before ICA and Dnew is the object after) is:
>>
>> Dnew.origchantypes = Dold.origchantypes;
>> save(Dnew);
>> S = [];
>> S.task = 'defaulttype';
>> S.D = D;
>> S.save = 1;
>> D = spm_eeg_prep(S);
>>
>>
>> That still doesn't solve the problem of updating sensors.
>>
>> Vladimir
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 5:27 PM, Urbain Charline <[log in to unmask]>
>> wrote:
>> > Dear Vladimir,
>> >
>> > Thank you very much for your proposition :
>> >
>> > please find in attachment:
>> > -'XI' the mat file with ICA and uncorrected header
>> > - 'I' the mat file with ICA and the corrected header (with the solution
>> > previously describe to indirectly resolve our problem of function
>> > spm_eeg_ft2spm GUI readable)
>> > - 'abe...' the mat file before ICA (in case you need it)
>> >
>> > We plan to do sources reconstruction then we need to find a solution
>> > indeed..
>> > I will read about the montage matrix in the manual because I didn't now
>> > it
>> > yet..
>> >
>> > Many thanks,
>> >
>> > Charline
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > 2011/10/25 Vladimir Litvak <[log in to unmask]>
>> >>
>> >> Dear Charline,
>> >>
>> >> The fact that this solution works indicates that the problem is indeed
>> >> something in the header, probably channel types as I thought. If you
>> >> want, send me the problematic header and I'll look at it. One problem
>> >> with your solution is that the sensor representation is not updated to
>> >> reflect the fact that you removed some dimensions from your data. If
>> >> you only do sensor-level analysis it's not a problem but if you want
>> >> to do source reconstruction or DCM that can be a problem so applying
>> >> the ICA montage as I suggested is still a better way to go.
>> >>
>> >> Best,
>> >>
>> >> Vladimir
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 2:56 PM, Urbain Charline <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > Dear Vladimir,
>> >> >
>> >> > sorry for this late answer I was out of the lab for several days..
>> >> > We do not get any error messages when we try to open the GUI. We also
>> >> > looked
>> >> > in other MEG tab but didn't find the data.
>> >> > Fortunatly, we found a way to solve the problem:
>> >> > we copied the *.mat file from previous steps and pointed his header
>> >> > to
>> >> > the
>> >> > new *.dat file (containing the ICA analysis) using this command:
>> >> >
>> >> > % Correct the header
>> >> >
>> >> > disp('UPDATING THE HEADER...')
>> >> >
>> >> > D.fname=[outspm '.mat'];
>> >> > D.data.fnamedat=[outspm '.dat'];
>> >> > D.data.y.fname=fullfile(path,D.data.fnamedat);
>> >> >
>> >> > then the function spm_eeg_ft2spm was used and the data could be read
>> >> > in
>> >> > the
>> >> > GUI!
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Thank you very much for help,
>> >> >
>> >> > Charline
>> >> >
>> >> > UR2NF - Neuropsychology and Functional Neuroimaging Research Unit,
>> >> > Université Libre de Bruxelles
>> >> > LCFC - Laboratoire de Cartographie Fonctionnelle du Cerveau, Hôpital
>> >> > Érasme
>> >> >
>> >> > Campus du Solbosch CP191avenue F.D. Roosevelt 50 B-1050 Bruxelles
>> >> > Belgium
>> >> > Tel. +32 (0)2 650 45 49  Fax +32 (0)2 650 22 09
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > 2011/10/12 Vladimir Litvak <[log in to unmask]>:
>> >> >> These are not errors, these messages always appear. When you are
>> >> >> saying that you cannot view the dataset in the reviewing tool, what
>> >> >> exactly happens? Do you get any error messages when you try to open
>> >> >> it
>> >> >> or do you just not see the data in the 'MEG' tab? Have you tried
>> >> >> looking in the 'Other' tab?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Vladimir
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 3:44 PM, Urbain Charline <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >>> Yes, here are the details:
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> spmdat=spm_eeg_load('spmdataname');
>> >> >>> data=ftraw(spmdat,0);
>> >> >>> D=spm_eeg_ft2spm(data,'newspmdataname');
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> The errors we get are:
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> checkmeeg: no channel type, assigning default
>> >> >>> checkmeeg: no units, assigning default
>> >> >>> checkmeeg: transform type missing, assigning default
>> >> >>> checkmeeg: data scale missing, assigning default
>> >> >>> checkmeeg: data type is missing or incorrect, assigning default
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Best,
>> >> >>> Charline
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> 2011/10/12 Vladimir Litvak <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> Are you getting any error messages when trying to display the
>> >> >>>> dataset?
>> >> >>>> The problem with channel types is not related to ICA so can also
>> >> >>>> happen just with converting back and forth, but if you apply the
>> >> >>>> montage as I suggested it shouldn't happen.
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> Best,
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> Vladimir
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 2:54 PM, Urbain Charline
>> >> >>>> <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> >>>> wrote:
>> >> >>>> > Dear Vladimir,
>> >> >>>> >
>> >> >>>> > Just to let you know, I just tried the following: I converted as
>> >> >>>> > before
>> >> >>>> > SPM
>> >> >>>> > data into a Fieldtrip data structure using the function ftraw,
>> >> >>>> > and
>> >> >>>> > then
>> >> >>>> > directly applied the opposite conversion spm_eeg_ft2spm (so
>> >> >>>> > without
>> >> >>>> > ICA
>> >> >>>> > artifact rejection) and the problem is still present. It is
>> >> >>>> > therefore
>> >> >>>> > not
>> >> >>>> > likely related to my ICA procedures, but more probably to some
>> >> >>>> > sort
>> >> >>>> > of
>> >> >>>> > compatibily problem between the two functions I mentionned.
>> >> >>>> >
>> >> >>>> > Do you know if other poeple used this procedure (ftraw and
>> >> >>>> > spm_eeg_ft2spm)
>> >> >>>> > and reported that it worked correctly?
>> >> >>>> >
>> >> >>>> > Best,
>> >> >>>> > Charline
>> >> >>>> >
>> >> >>>> >
>> >> >>>> > 2011/10/12 Vladimir Litvak <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> >>>> >>
>> >> >>>> >> The montage I mentioned is generated around line 150 of
>> >> >>>> >> ft_rejectcomponent. So you can just put  a breakpoint there or
>> >> >>>> >> add
>> >> >>>> >> your bit of code saving it to a .mat file and then use that
>> >> >>>> >> file
>> >> >>>> >> for
>> >> >>>> >> SPM montage function.
>> >> >>>> >>
>> >> >>>> >> Vladimir
>> >> >>>> >>
>> >> >>>> >> On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 2:39 PM, Vladimir Litvak
>> >> >>>> >> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> >> >>>> >> > Dear Charline,
>> >> >>>> >> >
>> >> >>>> >> > I don't know for sure but one possibility is that your
>> >> >>>> >> > channel
>> >> >>>> >> > types
>> >> >>>> >> > are not set correctly any more and all the channels appear in
>> >> >>>> >> > the
>> >> >>>> >> > 'Other' tab. In general I would suggest you instead of
>> >> >>>> >> > converting
>> >> >>>> >> > your
>> >> >>>> >> > clean data back to SPM to get from FT the montage matrix
>> >> >>>> >> > representing
>> >> >>>> >> > ICA component removal and apply it to your SPM dataset using
>> >> >>>> >> > spm_eeg_montage.
>> >> >>>> >> >
>> >> >>>> >> > Best,
>> >> >>>> >> >
>> >> >>>> >> > Vladimir
>> >> >>>> >> >
>> >> >>>> >> > On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 2:20 PM, Urbain Charline
>> >> >>>> >> > <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> >>>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >>>> >> >> Dear Vladimir,Dear SPMers,
>> >> >>>> >> >>
>> >> >>>> >> >> I have a problem concerning the convertion of FieldTrip data
>> >> >>>> >> >> into
>> >> >>>> >> >> GUI-readable SPM data.
>> >> >>>> >> >>
>> >> >>>> >> >> Specifically, the problem is the following: I successfully
>> >> >>>> >> >> converted
>> >> >>>> >> >> SPM
>> >> >>>> >> >> data (preprocessed with SPM *.beffspm.mat)
>> >> >>>> >> >>
>> >> >>>> >> >>
>> >> >>>> >> >>
>> >> >>>> >> >> into Fieldtrip data to perform an ICA analysis. After
>> >> >>>> >> >> removing
>> >> >>>> >> >> the
>> >> >>>> >> >> artifactual ICs from the data,
>> >> >>>> >> >> I converted the resulting Fieldtrip data structure into SPM
>> >> >>>> >> >> structures
>> >> >>>> >> >> .dat
>> >> >>>> >> >> and .mat using the function
>> >> >>>> >> >> spm_eeg_ft2spm, which seems to work.
>> >> >>>> >> >>
>> >> >>>> >> >>
>> >> >>>> >> >>
>> >> >>>> >> >>
>> >> >>>> >> >> However, I am now unable to display the data into the GUI.
>> >> >>>> >> >> Do
>> >> >>>> >> >> you
>> >> >>>> >> >> know
>> >> >>>> >> >> why?
>> >> >>>> >> >>
>> >> >>>> >> >> Thank you very much for help!
>> >> >>>> >> >>
>> >> >>>> >> >> Charline
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