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FreeSurfer Geometric Transfer Matrix Partial Volume Correction

Library: FreeSurfer | Docker Image: freesurfer/freesurfer

Function

Performs partial volume correction for PET data using the geometric transfer matrix method based on high-resolution anatomical segmentation.

Modality: PET volume (3D NIfTI/MGZ) plus FreeSurfer segmentation (aparc+aseg).

Typical Use: Partial volume correction of PET data using anatomical segmentation.

Key Parameters

--i (input PET), --seg (segmentation), --reg (registration to anatomy), --psf (point spread function FWHM in mm), --o (output directory)

Key Points

Accounts for PET spatial resolution blurring across tissue boundaries. PSF should match scanner resolution (~4-6mm).

Inputs

Name Type Required Label Flag
subjects_dir Directory Yes FreeSurfer SUBJECTS_DIR
fs_license File Yes FreeSurfer license file
input File Yes Input PET image --i
psf double Yes Point spread function FWHM (mm) --psf
seg File Yes Segmentation file --seg
output_dir string Yes Output directory --o
auto_mask_fwhm double No Auto-mask smoothing FWHM (mm) --auto-mask
auto_mask_thresh double No Auto-mask threshold (use with auto_mask_fwhm)
reg File No Registration file (LTA or reg.dat) --reg
regheader boolean No Assume registration is identity (header registration) --regheader
no_rescale boolean No Do not global rescale --no-rescale
no_reduce_fov boolean No Do not reduce FOV --no-reduce-fov
default_seg_merge boolean No Use default scheme to merge hemispheres and set tissue types --default-seg-merge
ctab_default boolean No Use default FreeSurfer color table with tissue types --ctab-default
vg_thresh double No Volume geometry threshold for registration check --vg-thresh

Accepted Input Extensions

  • input: .mgz, .mgh, .nii, .nii.gz
  • seg: .mgz, .mgh, .nii, .nii.gz
  • reg: .lta, .dat

Outputs

Name Type Glob Pattern
output_directory Directory $(inputs.output_dir)
gtm_stats File $(inputs.output_dir)/gtm.stats.dat
log File mri_gtmpvc.log
err_log File mri_gtmpvc.err.log

Output Extensions

  • gtm_stats: .dat

Docker Tags

Available versions: latest, 8.1.0, 8.0.0, 7.2.0, 7.3.0, 7.3.1, 7.3.2, 7.4.1, 7.1.1, 6.0

Categories

  • PET > FreeSurfer > PET Processing

Documentation

Official Documentation