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Some work will be required to test your computer can run the data using a virtual machine (VM). The instructions to test and qualify you computer are [[https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/CourseDescription/Remote_Qualify|here]]. Some work will be required to test your computer can run the data using a virtual machine (VM).
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The instructions to test and qualify you computer are [[https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/CourseDescription/Remote_Qualify|here]].

Virtual FreeSurfer Course

The next virtual FreeSurfer course is scheduled for September 14-15th, 2022. This is a two day course that offers a basic introduction to FreeSurfer. Review the tentative schedule below before registering. The payment deadline is September 6, 2022.

Some work will be required to test your computer can run the data using a virtual machine (VM).

Registration is not yet open. This page will be updated once registration has opened.

If you have a specific question about the FreeSurfer courses that was not answered by this website and our FAQ or would like to host a course in your area, you can email one of the course organizers, Allison Stevens or Liam Sennott (freesurferlab@gmail.com).


Course Mailing List

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Course Details

Click on any of the topics below for more information:
Overview
Schedule
Payment
FAQ
Topics Covered During the Course
Lecturers and Staff

Overview

The two day course consists of talks and tutorials that run throughout the day. Attendees are expected to attend all talks and tutorials. A VM package has been prepared to give attendees access to the tutorial data.

Schedule

Monday, September 12th - Introduction / Single Subject Analysis / ROI Analysis

Time

Title

Type

Lecturer

8:30 - 9:00

** Intro to Linux for FreeSurfer Users

talk/demo

Dev

9:00 - 9:15

** Intro to FreeSurfer Jargon

talk

Allison, and Lillia or Caroline if they want?

9:15 - 10:00

Introduction to Freesurfer

talk

Doug or Bruce Fischl

10:00 - 10:15

break

10:15 - 11:25

Analyzing the Individual Subject

talk

Doug Greve

11:25 - 11:45

Freeview demonstration

demo

Jackson

11:45 - 12:00

break

12:00 - 12:45

Individual Subject Output

tutorial

Allison, RA#2 RA#3

12:45 - 1:45

Lunch

1:45 - 2:15

ROI Analysis

talk

Doug Greve

2:15 - 3:00

ROI Analysis Tutorial

tutorial

RA#1 RA#2 RA#3

3:00 - 3:15

break

3:15 - 4:00

FreeSurfer Troubleshooting

talk

Allison? Bruce?

4:00 - 5:00

Troubleshooting Freesurfer

tutorial

Dev, Allison, RA#3

5:00 - 5:45

QA Demo

talk

Allison? Leah?

Tuesday, September 13th - Group Analysis / Longitudinal Analysis / Troubleshooting

Time

Title

Type

Lecturer

10:00 - 10:30

Surface Based Analysis

talk

Divya / Doug

10:30 - 11:15

Group Analysis

talk

Doug

11:15 - 11:30

break

11:30 - 12:10

Group Analysis Tutorial (FSGD Examples)

tutorial

RA#1 RA#2 RA#3

12:10 - 1:10

Lunch

1:10 - 1:55

Corrections for MC

talk

Doug

1:55 - 2:25

Tutorial: Corrections

tutorial

RA#1 RA#2 RA#3

2:25 - 3:40

break

3:40 - 4:15

Longitudinal FreeSurfer

talk

Malte? Doug?

4:15 - 4:55

LongitudinalTutorial

tutorial

Dev, RA#2 RA#3

4:55 - 5:15

Q&A with FreeSurfer Team

talk

Doug? Bruce?

Payment

Cost

The fee for the course is $400. A reduced rate of $275 is available to undergraduate and graduate students. MDs, PhDs, RAs and Post-docs do not qualify for the student rate!

Deadlines & Accepted Payment Types

Payment Coordinator/Contact: Stacey Ladieu (sladieu at martinos dot org)

Payment deadline: September 6, 2022 <br> Note: If you register after the payment deadline has passed, payment is due immediately.

Accepted Payment types: credit card, cash, or institutional check (see sections below for details on each)

As long as there are empty spots in the course, we will accept late registrations (regardless of the payment deadline). If you register after the payment deadline has passed, payment is due immediately. Payment and all questions about payment should sent to Stacey.

Credit Cards

Please use the website below to make a payment via credit card.

Choose the box with the payment fee that applies to you: 2022 Virtual FreeSurfer Course OR 2022 Virtual FreeSurfer Course STUDENT FEE

Select the correct quantity of registrations and 'Add to cart'. Select 'View Cart' and then 'Proceed to Checkout'. Enter your billing address and click continue, then enter your credit card details. Please contact Stacey (sladieu@mgh.harvard.edu) and CC the course organizer's email (freesurferlab@gmail.com) if there are any issues.

Click here to pay by Credit Card

Checks

For those sending an institutional check, we understand these can take some time to produce. Please have your financial institution contact our payment coordinator, Stacey Ladieu, to confirm a check is being issued prior to the payment deadline.

Make checks payable to: Massachusetts General Hospital

Mail checks to this address:
Stacey Ladieu
Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging
149 Thirteenth Street - Room 2301
Charlestown, MA 02129

Please be sure the name of the person taking the course is listed on the check.

Cash

There are two options for paying by cash:

  1. Make an appointment with Allison Stevens (astevens at martinos dot org) to deliver cash in person
  2. Contact Stacey (sladieu at martinos dot org) to send cash via Western Union or Moneygram. The transfer must be made out to Stacey Ladieu.

Missed Deadlines & Cancellations

If payment has not been received by the payment deadline or in the case of an institutional check, your institution has not contacted Stacey Ladieu with details of their payment arrangement by that date, your spot will be opened to the waiting list. There is no need to contact us to check whether your payment has gone through - your spot is safe unless we contact you.

Course fees are refundable up to the payment deadline. A $300 fee will be deducted, should you request a refund up to 2 weeks prior to the program.

FAQ's

  1. How many individuals are accepted into the Virtual course?

    • 20 people
  2. Do postdocs qualify for the student rate?

    • No, sorry.
  3. Is there a discount for MGH or Martinos Center employees?

    • Sorry, no.
  4. I cannot pay by check or credit card. Do I have any other options?

    • If you are local, you may bring a cash payment to Allison Stevens (astevens at nmr dot mgh dot harvard dot edu) before the deadline. If you are not local, you can pay via Western Union and Moneygram if it is addressed to Stacey Ladieu. Please contact Stacey (sladieu at nmr dot mgh dot harvard dot edu) first for details.
  5. Payment is required with registration but my institution will take several weeks to cut a check. Does this mean I cannot attend?

    • You may still attend the course. Have the person at your institution that is responsible for arranging your payment contact Stacey Ladieu (sladieu at nmr dot mgh dot harvard dot edu) to verify that a request for payment has been submitted and is being processed.
  6. The course is full. Can you register me for the next one?

    • You can sign up for our course mailing list and you will be notified when registration for the next course opens (that list is here). You can also register for the currently full course to be put on the waiting list for it. This does not however automatically get you a spot in the next course.

  7. Can I get a receipt for the course?

    • Contact the payment coordinator, Stacey (sladieu at nmr dot mgh dot harvard dot edu) to arrange getting a receipt.
  8. How do I know if my payment went through?

    • If it hasn't we will contact you.
  9. I have some data I would like to get your opinion on. Can I show it to you?

    • Sure! But please know that if you show us during a tutorial, questions from students about that tutorial will have to take priority over personal data questions. If you email Allison or Emma prior to the course, they can try to arrange some help.
  10. I need some help installing FreeSurfer on my laptop - I can't seem to get it to work. Can you help with that?

    • Sure! Please see the response to the question above.

Course Topics

Below is the list of topics. The course format is composed of lectures followed by hands-on tutorials so that you can gain experience interacting with data processed by FreeSurfer. A basic understanding of Linux is necessary to run and work with FreeSurfer.

  • Linux Demo/Tutorial (optional)

    • This Linux tutorial is very basic. Scripting will not be covered. This tutorial will cover how to to navigate (cd) through directories, how to copy files, how to make directories, how to use emacs, and how to set variables. For those who are not familiar with Linux, this tutorial is meant to get you comfortable enough to at least get through the FreeSurfer tutorials that are part of the course. If you have never used Linux before, this session is highly recommended.

  • Introduction to FreeSurfer Jargon (optional)

    • Intended for those new to imaging software. Explains basic vocabulary such as voxel, surface, vertex, volume, segmentation, parcellation, registration, and recon.
  • Introduction to FreeSurfer

    • Overview of FreeSurfer's abilities.

  • Analyzing the Individual Subject in FreeSurfer

    • Description of each step of the FreeSurfer processing stream.

  • Interaction with Individual Subject Data - Tutorial

    • Using FreeSurfer's visualization tools to look at FreeSurfer output.

  • A Non-physicist's Intro to MR (optional)

    • A short introduction to the basic processes underlying MR imaging, with an emphasis on intuitive explanations for non-physicist MR users.

  • Structural and Functional Integration

    • An explanation of why structural information is critical for functional imaging research.
  • Failure Modes and Troubleshooting with FreeSurfer - Talk and Tutorial

    • Discussion of the possible errors one may find in their FreeSurfer output and how to fix them.

  • Quality Checking a Recon

    • Live demo of how to scroll through FreeSurfer output and look for errors.

  • Surface-based Analysis: Intersubject Registration & Smoothing

    • Volume vs. Surface-based analysis
  • Region of Interest (ROI) Analysis - Talk and Tutorial

    • A description of the FreeSurfer atlases used in subcortical segmentation and cortical parcellation as well as the measures FreeSurfer provides. Information on creating and analyzing ROIs (volume vs. intensity studies).

  • Group Analysis/GLM/Multiple Comparisons (mri_glmfit)- Talk and Tutorial

    • Covers the basics of group analysis in the context of imaging data.
  • QDEC (group analysis software) - Talk and Tutorial

    • Introduction to a user-friendly tool for conducting group analyses.
  • Multi-Modal Integration - Talk and Tutorial

    • Introduction on how FreeSurfer output can be used with other modalities (i.e. fMRI data, diffusion data)

  • Question and Answer Session

    • Open forum to resolve any unanswered questions

Lecturers and Staff

  • Bruce Fischl
  • Doug Greve
  • Andre van der Kouwe
  • Allison Stevens
  • Anastasia Yendiki
  • Caroline Magnain
  • Lilla Zollei
  • David Salat
  • Iman Aganj
  • Paul Wighton
  • Robert Frost
  • Leah Morgan
  • Andrew Hoopes
  • Matthew Vera
  • Devani Cordero
  • Jonathan Polimeni
  • Malte Hoffmann

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