[Freesurfer] Best way to convert Philips par/rec to mgz

Hello,

I have T1-weighted data from Philips 3 T scanner obtained at a resolution of 0.898 X 0.898 X 0.9 mm in both dicom (8 bit) and par/rec (pixel size = int16) format. I would like to preserve the acquisition resolution of the data in par/rec format; what is the best way to convert such data to mgz format for analysis in freesurfer? A command line example would be helpful, as I am new to freesurfer.

Thanks for your help,

Julie

Julie E. McEntee, MA, CCRP Senior Research Program Coordinator Department of Psychiatry- Neuroimaging Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 600 N. Wolfe St./Phipps 300 Baltimore, MD 21287 Phone: 410-502-0468 Fax: 410-614-3676