dwipreproc

Synopsis

dwipreproc [ options ] pe_dir input output
  • pe_dir: The phase encode direction; can be a signed axis number (e.g. -0, 1, +2) or a code (e.g. AP, LR, IS)
  • input: The input DWI series to be corrected
  • output: The output corrected image series

Description

Perform diffusion image pre-processing using FSL’s eddy tool; including inhomogeneity distortion correction using FSL’s topup tool if possible

Options

Options for passing reversed phase-encode data; one of these options MUST be provided

  • -rpe_none Specify explicitly that no reversed phase-encoding image data is provided; eddy will perform eddy current and motion correction only
  • -rpe_pair forward reverse Provide a pair of images to use for inhomogeneity field estimation; note that the FIRST of these two images must have the same phase-encode direction as the input DWIs
  • -rpe_all input_revpe Provide a second DWI series identical to the input series, that has the opposite phase encoding; these will be combined in the output image

Options for the dwipreproc script

  • -cuda Use the CUDA version of eddy
  • -grad Provide a gradient table in MRtrix format
  • -fslgrad bvecs bvals Provide a gradient table in FSL bvecs/bvals format
  • -export_grad_mrtrix grad Export the final gradient table in MRtrix format
  • -export_grad_fsl bvecs bvals Export the final gradient table in FSL bvecs/bvals format

Standard options

  • -continue <TempDir> <LastFile> Continue the script from a previous execution; must provide the temporary directory path, and the name of the last successfully-generated file
  • -force Force overwrite of output files if pre-existing
  • -help Display help information for the script
  • -nocleanup Do not delete temporary files during script, or temporary directory at script completion
  • -nthreads number Use this number of threads in MRtrix multi-threaded applications (0 disables multi-threading)
  • -tempdir /path/to/tmp/ Manually specify the path in which to generate the temporary directory
  • -quiet Suppress all console output during script execution
  • -verbose Display additional information for every command invoked

References

  • Andersson, J. L. & Sotiropoulos, S. N. An integrated approach to correction for off-resonance effects and subject movement in diffusion MR imaging. NeuroImage, 2015, 125, 1063-1078
  • Smith, S. M.; Jenkinson, M.; Woolrich, M. W.; Beckmann, C. F.; Behrens, T. E.; Johansen-Berg, H.; Bannister, P. R.; De Luca, M.; Drobnjak, I.; Flitney, D. E.; Niazy, R. K.; Saunders, J.; Vickers, J.; Zhang, Y.; De Stefano, N.; Brady, J. M. & Matthews, P. M. Advances in functional and structural MR image analysis and implementation as FSL. NeuroImage, 2004, 23, S208-S219
  • If using -rpe_all option: Skare, S. & Bammer, R. Jacobian weighting of distortion corrected EPI data. Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 2010, 5063
  • If using -rpe_pair or -rpe_all options: Andersson, J. L.; Skare, S. & Ashburner, J. How to correct susceptibility distortions in spin-echo echo-planar images: application to diffusion tensor imaging. NeuroImage, 2003, 20, 870-888

Author: Robert E. Smith (robert.smith@florey.edu.au)

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