An introduction to magnetic resonance imaging analysis in Python.
Python is rapidly becoming the standard language for data analysis, visualization and automated workflow building. It is a free and open-source software that is relatively easy to pick up by new programmers. In addition, with Python packages such as Jupyter one can keep an interactive code journal of analysis - this is what we'll be using in the workshop. Using Jupyter notebooks allows you to keep a record of all the steps in your analysis, enabling transparency and ease of code sharing.
Another advantage of Python is that it is maintained by a large user-base. Anyone can easily make their own Python packages for others to use. Therefore, there exists a very large codebase for you to take advantage of for your neuroimaging analysis; from basic statistical analysis, to brain visualization tools, to advanced machine learning and multivariate methods!
This lesson teaches:
- a (re?) introduction to MR nomenclature - with BIDS
- "converting" your data to BIDS
- BIDS apps
- queueing up neuroimaging pipelines
- how neuroimaging data is stored
| # | Episode | Time | Question(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neuroimaging Fundamentals | 30 | What are the common neuroimaging modalities? |
| 2 | Anatomy of a NIfTI | 30 | How is MRI data organized in a NIfTI file? |
| 3 | Brain Imaging Data Structure | 30 | How can I organize my study? |
| 4 | Open MRI Datasets | 30 | How can I download and query an MRI dataset? |
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