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Fitting Options

Once the registration code is finished running, you will have a new list file (..._DMC.list) and associated b-matrix and path files. Now you will want to perform tensor fitting. There are a few options:

  1. We provide software for tensor fitting called DIFF_CALC. This software can perform weighted and unweighted linear least squares, and non-linear least squares fitting. See the manual for this software package.
  2. You can alternatively use DIFF_CALC to export your images to FSL, Camino, Slicer or DTI-TK. Click here for instructions on exporting data.