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| This program (mri_volcluster) will find clusters in a volume. A cluster is a set of contiguous voxels which meet a threshold criteria. The set may also have to reach a certain minimum number of voxels to be considered a cluster. The results can be saved in four ways: (1) a text summary file, (2) a new volume which is same as the input volume but with all the voxels that do not belong to a cluster set to zero, (3) a volume with each voxel's value equal to the cluster number in the summary file to which the voxel belongs, and (4) one cluster can be saved as a label file. The search space within the volume can be restricted to be within a mask. Two voxels are considered contiguous if they share a common row, column, or slice (except for --allowdiag). | This command (mri_volcluster)identifies clusters of activations that meet specified criteria. It then creates images, summary files and even numbered labels for the output clusters. The search space within the volume can be restricted to be within a mask. Two voxels are considered contiguous if they share a common row, column, or slice (except for --allowdiag). |
Correction for Multiple Comparisons/Cluster Analysis (Volume)
With so many voxels in fMRI maps, it is very likely that many voxels will appear to be active purely by random chance (ie, a false positive). The is known as the "Problem of Multiple Comparisons". One way around this is to do a cluster analysis in which active voxels are eliminated unless they appear in a cluster, the idea being that false positives will not appear next to each other.
This command (mri_volcluster)identifies clusters of activations that meet specified criteria. It then creates images, summary files and even numbered labels for the output clusters. The search space within the volume can be restricted to be within a mask. Two voxels are considered contiguous if they share a common row, column, or slice (except for --allowdiag).