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Announcing: FSL & FreeSurfer Course 18-22 July 2005 - Boston, USA
Organised by FMRIB Centre, University of Oxford and Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, MGH/MIT/HMS
http://www.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/fslcourse/2005
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We are pleased to announce the 2005 FSL & FreeSurfer course in Waltham, Boston, USA. The intensive course covers both the theory and practice of functional and structural brain image analysis. Background concepts and the practicalities of analyses are taught in detailed lectures; these are interleaved with hands-on practical sessions where attendees learn how to carry out analysis for themselves on real data, with at most two attendees per computer. By the end of the course, attendees should be able to fully analyse their own FMRI and MRI data sets.
The course is aimed at both new and existing users of these packages and will cover both basic and advanced features. The methods covered include
* Functional MRI analysis: - GLM-based analysis of FMRI data including Bayesian multi-subject statistics (FSL - FEAT) - Model-free (ICA) analysis of FMRI data (FSL - MELODIC) * Cortical-flattening of images and its applications (FreeSurfer): - Cortical flattening for improved FMRI analysis, including inter-subject averaging - Group studies of cortical morphometry; thickness, folding, surface area, volume * Structural MRI analysis: - Image registration and unwarping (FSL - FLIRT/FUGUE) - Brain extraction and tissue-type segmentation (FSL - BET/FAST) - Structural spatial statistical analysis e.g. atrophy (FSL - SIENA/SIENAX) * Analysis of diffusion-weighted imaging data, including tractography and related applications (FSL - FDT) * Paradigm optimisation (Optseq)
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For more information and to regsiter, visit: http://www.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/fslcourse/2005/
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