On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 3:53 PM, Bruce Fischl <fischl@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu> wrote:

Hi Ye

almost certainly not. Try running mris_euler_number - it will tell you the topology of the surface (which is the same for inflated/white/pial/...)
cheers
Bruce

On Fri, 12 Jul 2013, ye tian wrote:

Dear Freesurfers,
My inflated surface looks smooth in tksurfer, but white matter surface has
holes in it. Is this an indication of topological defects?

Thank you very much!

Sincerely,
Ye 

The information in this e-mail is intended only for the person to whom it is
addressed. If you believe this e-mail was sent to you in error and the e-mail
contains patient information, please contact the Partners Compliance HelpLine at
http://www.partners.org/complianceline . If the e-mail was sent to you in error
but does not contain patient information, please contact the sender and properly
dispose of the e-mail.