Algorithm:UNC:DTI Tract Statistics Workflow
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- Load diffusion weighted imaging with seven scans in Basser gradient scheme or using .nrrd file with gradient metadata
- Estimate tensors and compute derived tensors measures
- Save FA image to identify ROIs
- Load FA image in InsightSNAP
- Draw source and target ROI for tracking
- Load ROIs in FiberTracking and compute fiber tracts
- Save resulting fiber tracts
- Load resulting fiber tracts in FiberViewer
- Add image for background overlay (optional)
- Cluster fiber tracts to clean results
- Length filtering
- Center of gravity based Hierarchical Agglomerative Clustering (HAC): Useful for removing outliers
- Mean distance based Hierarchical Agglomerative Clustering (HAC): Useful for removing outliers
- Hausdorff distance based Hierarchical Agglomerative Clustering (HAC): Useful for seperating sections of bundles with small deviations at one end
- Normalized cut clustering based on mean distance: Research clustering method
- Manual tract editing
- Cutting fibers with plane
- Resampling fibers
- Tract based statistics
- Averaged derived properties as function of arc-length
- Average tensor as function of arc-length