Hi Mike,

I would guess it's because of incomplete myelination there.  Is the 
darkening predominantly in the wm?

cheers
Bruce





On Wed, 2 Nov 2011, Michael Harms wrote:

>
> Hi guys,
> We have a sample of 150+ pediatric brains that we pumped through FS 5.1,
> and in an easy majority of them the white/pial surface accuracy in the
> anterior temporal lobe is poor.
>
> I know that this is an area where problems have frequently been
> reported.  What is it about that area in particular that makes it
> difficult to get accurate surfaces?  (Is the contrast and SNR in that
> area inherently worse?)  And, short of a large time commitment of
> control point and wm.mgz editing, are there any flags/tweaks that we
> could attempt to fix the problem in a more automatic fashion?
>
> thanks,
> -MH
>
>
>
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