These differences are hard to track down because they are so subtle. You may want to use our PET module, which includes PVC
http://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/PetSurfer On 01/13/2017 03:10 PM, John Anderson wrote: > I am working on surface-based analysis to study the differnce in PET > signal in the cortex between two groups. > When I used "projfrac=0.5 " there was no differnce between the groups > at "cwp 0.05", and when I changed the "projfrac to 0" I got > significant differnce between the groups in specific areas at "cwp > 0.01". How can I check that this differnce is a real differnce and > not related to partial volume effect? > Best, > John > *Sent:* Friday, January 13, 2017 at 2:46 PM > *From:* "Douglas N Greve" <gr...@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu> > *To:* freesurfer@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu > *Subject:* Re: [Freesurfer] surface based analysis (projfrac) > What is the modality you are looking at? > > > On 01/13/2017 02:08 PM, John Anderson wrote: > > Thank you very much Doug, > > Kindly, do you suggest me any steps to avoid patial volume effects in > > surface based analyses ? > > Best, > > John > > *Sent:* Friday, January 13, 2017 at 12:21 PM > > *From:* "Douglas N Greve" <gr...@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu> > > *To:* freesurfer@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu > > *Subject:* Re: [Freesurfer] surface based analysis (projfrac) > > > > > > On 01/12/2017 05:20 PM, John Anderson wrote: > > > Thank you very much Doug and thank you for briniging the issue of > > > "partial volume effect " to my attention. Kindly, I have one last > > > question. > > > I found in wiki that the default values for projfrc value are between > > > 0 and 1. Are there negative values? I mean for example "-2, -1, 0 , 1, > > > 2 ", In other words, less than zero means the surface based analysis > > > is running at a lower level of the white matter. > > Yes > > > Can the issue of the partial volume effect be avoided by using larger > > > numbers for "projfrac" ? > > No, PVEs can't be avoided that way. > > > Bests, > > > John > > > *Sent:* Thursday, January 12, 2017 at 5:08 PM > > > *From:* "Douglas N Greve" <gr...@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu> > > > *To:* freesurfer@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu > > > *Subject:* Re: [Freesurfer] surface based analysis (projfrac) > > > yes, that is correct. However, understand that there might only be a > > > difference of 1mm between those two locations, so it could easily be a > > > partial volume effect > > > > > > > > > On 01/11/2017 08:50 AM, John Anderson wrote: > > > > Thank you Doug, > > > > Exactly! I meant GM near the CC. > > > > When I used "projfrac=0.5 " there was no differnce between the > groups > > > > at "cwp 0.05", and when I changed the "projfrac to 0" I got > > > > significant differnce between the groups in specific areas at "cwp > > > > 0.01". Kindly, how can this be explained? I highly appreciate if you > > > > help me to understand this point: > > > > For "projfrac =0" I expect the surface based analysis to > > > > be running close to white matter. Right? and when I used > > > > "projfrac=0.5" the analysis is running in the middle area > between pial > > > > and white. When the analysis is not showing any differne between the > > > > groups for "projfrac 0.5" and showing differnce for "projfrac 0" > that > > > > means the differnce between the groups is deeper and closer to white > > > > matter. Is this correct? > > > > Thank you for any input and clarification! > > > > Bests, > > > > John > > > > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at 10:51 AM > > > > *From:* "Douglas Greve" <gr...@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu> > > > > *To:* freesurfer@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu > > > > *Subject:* Re: [Freesurfer] surface based analysis (projfrac) > > > > > > > > When you say in the corpus callosum, do you mean in WM? The > > > > surface-based analysis is only for cortical GM. If you mean in > GM near > > > > the CC, then the analysis is appropriate. The projfrac parameter > sets > > > > the sampling location between the white and pial surfaces where 0.5 > > > > means half way. > > > > > > > > On 1/10/17 8:07 AM, John Anderson wrote: > > > > > > > > Dear FS experts, > > > > I am working on surface based analysis using freesurfer. I want to > > > > inquire about the flag "projfrac" in the command "mris_preproc" > > > > I ran voxel wise analysis including the same subjects. I found > > > > differnce between the groups in areas close to the corpus > > > > callosum. I want to get the same results using surface based > > > > analysis. If I use the projfrac=0.5 is this able to show the same > > > > results that I got in voxel wise analysis at the level of the > > > > corpus callosum. 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