1. MRI Processing Tools

1.1. Objective

We will develop a set of image processing tools for rodent MRI that will enable the assembly of key analysis workflows. These tools will include tissue classification, structural segmentation, registration to an atlas volume, labeling of neuroanatomical structures, and generation of structural models (cortex and subcortical areas). We will develop tools for processing diffusion MRI to generate parameter maps, tensor models and orientation distribution functions, and to perform diffusion tractography. We will also develop tools for processing fMRI data. These tools will provide the basis for rapidly constructing MRI analysis workflows for anatomical, diffusion, and functional MRI in rodent models.