[FieldTrip] GE MRI platform 12.0 scans don't import into CTF MRIViewer

[Robert Oostenveld]

Hi Inna,

You could try ft_read_mri with as input one of the files that comprises the volume. I never tested it with GE, but for Siemens it is able to figure out the other file names and put the slices in the correct order. The ft_read_mri uses the MATLAB dicom reader for each slice and puts them in a volume. Subsequently you would do ft_volumerealign to assign the head coordinate system, potentially followed by ft_volumereslice. 

See 
http://fieldtrip.fcdonders.nl/faq/how_can_i_convert_an_anatomical_mri_from_dicom_into_ctf_format
http://fieldtrip.fcdonders.nl/faq/why_does_my_anatomical_mri_show_upside-down_when_plotting_it_with_ft_sourceplot
http://fieldtrip.fcdonders.nl/tag/coordinate?do=showtag&tag=coordinate

best
Robert

On 28 Jan 2013, at 17:55, McGowin, Inna wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> We have an MRI research scan, GE MRI platform 12.0, that produces scans with some DICOM header fields missing. 
> These fields are required in order to import the scan into CTF MRIViewer or DICOM_Viewer or some other software.  
> Does anybody know if these missing fields can be somehow added to the DICOM header? Maybe in Matlab or through some conversion method?
> 
> Thanks!
> -- 
> Inna 
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