Integrated 3D Visualization of fMRI and DTI tractography
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Figure 1. This overview image displays the 3D streamlines representing the DTI tracks, several functional areas, the vasculature and the underlying anatomy clipped at an oblique angle. The focus of this poster is the addition of the track geometry to an existing fMRI visualization application. On the right we can see the cortical spinal track (cyan) projecting from the left hand motor region (green).
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