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Preprocessing Steps: Phillips

Conversion from Par/Rec to DTI format (Internal NIH collaborators only)

The IDL code is located in the following location: /raid3/STBBapps/NIH_DMC_source_v2.1/software/extra_src/convert_parrec

The code can be run simply by starting idl (type 'idl' in a terminal). Then type the following command: IDL> convert_parrec, 'full path to .par file'

This will output a .list, .path and .BMTXT file. Note that the code assumes that you are using a recent version of the Phillips software, which includes the diffusion gradient directions in the .par file. If you are using an older version, please contact us for further directions.