GtractAverageBvalues

Average B-Values

Average B-Values

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General Information

Module Type & Category

Type: CLI

Category: Diffusion.GTRACT

Authors, Collaborators & Contact

Author: This tool was developed by Vincent Magnotta and Greg Harris.

Contributors:

Contact: name, email

Module Description

Program title	Average B-Values
Program description	This program will directly average together the baseline gradients (b value equals 0) within a DWI scan. This is usually used after gtractCoregBvalues.
Program version	4.0.0
Program documentation-url	http://wiki.slicer.org/slicerWiki/index.php/Modules:GTRACT

Usage

Use Cases, Examples

This module is especially appropriate for these use cases:

• Use Case 1:
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Examples of the module in use:

• Example 1:
• Example 2:

Tutorials

• Tutorial 1
  • Data Set 1

Quick Tour of Features and Use

A list panels in the interface, their features, what they mean, and how to use them.

Image Files and Parameters Input Image Volume [--inputVolume] : Required: input image file name containing multiple baseline gradients to average Output Image Volume [--outputVolume] : Required: name of output NRRD file containing directly averaged baseline images Directions Tolerance [--directionsTolerance] : Tolerance for matching identical gradient direction pairs Default value: 0.01 Average B0 Only [--averageB0only] : Average only baseline gradients. All other gradient directions are not averaged, but retained in the outputVolume Default value: 0

User Interface

Development

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Algorithms used, library classes depended upon, use cases, etc.

Dependencies

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Tests

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Known bugs

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Source code & documentation

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Source code:

• file.cxx
• file.h

Doxygen documentation:

• class1

More Information

Acknowledgment

Funding for this version of the GTRACT program was provided by NIH/NINDS R01NS050568-01A2S1

References

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