FreeSurfer Tutorial and Workshop
January 20 & 21, 2009
149 Thirteenth Street, Charlestown, MA 02129
Registration is now OPEN for the upcoming course!
Registration deadline is January 2, 2009. The fee for the two-day course is $300. Payment details are found on the registration page.
The FreeSurfer Development Team is hosting a two-day course for beginner and experienced users of FreeSurfer. Day 1 will be an introduction to FreeSurfer (or a refresher for those more experienced). Day 2 will cover everything you need to know for analyzing your data. Topics are listed below. Registration deadline is January 2, 2009. There are only 24 available spots for this course.
Laptops will be provided which will have FreeSurfer and data already installed. You may bring your own laptop and/or your own data, however it is advised you install FreeSurfer on it and test it ahead of time. There will be time at the end of Day 1 to learn how to install FreeSurfer but please keep in mind that there might not be enough time to resolve any specific technical issues that may arise.
Schedule
Day 1: Introduction to FreeSurfer
- Unix Tutorial (optional)
Introduction to FreeSurfer
FreeSurfer Applications
Reliability/Validation of FreeSurfer
- Analyzing the Individual Subject
- Interaction with Individual Subject Data
- Group Analysis/GLM
- QDEC
- Multiple Comparisons
- Group Analysis Interactive Tutorial
FreeSurfer Installation on Personal Laptops (optional)
- Start Processing Your Own Data (optional)
Day 2: Advanced FreeSurfer: Working with Various Data Types
- Registration for Multi-Modal Integration
- Working with fMRI and Diffusion Data
- Working with Different Format Types
- Segmentation/ROI Analysis
Working with FreeSurfer Stats
- Surface-Based Multi-Modal Analysis
- Bug Reporting
- Question and Answer Session
Future Directions of FreeSurfer
- Inferring architecontonic boundaries from in vivo MRI - Bruce Fischl
- Combined Volume and Surface Registration - Lilla Zollei
- Tractography of Underlying Anatomy (TRACULA) - Anastasia Yendiki
Lecturers and Staff
- Bruce Fischl
- Doug Greve
- David Salat
- Nick Schmansky
- Allison Stevens
- Krish Subramaniam
- Koen Van Leemput
- Anastasia Yendiki
- Lilla Zollei
Accomodations
We encourage attendees to stay at either of these 2 locations:
"The Constitution Inn" (also known as the Armed Services YMCA, but completely renovated and a universally accepted place to stay, for males and females, attending this program). It is located adjacent to our research building in Charlestown. Rooms at the Inn are simple and relatively inexpensive. The proximity of this accommodation was found to be a major benefit for other NMR Center course attendees. The facility was recently renovated and guests can use the health club and pool. The Inn has free wireless internet access. To reserve a room at the Constitution Inn, call (617) 241-8400, or visit them on the web at www.constitutioninn.org.
- Marriott Residence Inn at Tudor Wharf, a short walk through the Navy Yard to the classroom. The MGH/Partners shuttle bus also has a stop just steps from the hotel, at Gate 1, and it runs every 15 minutes during the day, and every half an hour in the evening. The hotel is a new all-suite hotel that offers complimentary high-speed and wireless internet access and a complimentary breakfast buffet daily.