Functional magnetic resonance imaging for clinical applications: methods for automated and standardised data processing and management

Object: Simultaneous mapping of functional and anatomical MRI data can be useful for different fields of neuroradiology and neurosurgery. Due to the difficulties in recording and coregistration of functional image data, we present methods to standardize and automate these procedures. Methods: We developed an interactive software tool (AFI – Automated Functional Imaging) to automate the time consuming and complex postprocessing of fMRI measurements with a standardized processing sequence and optimized parameters. AFI controls the BrainVoyager 2000 program (BrainInnovation, Maastricht, The Netherlands), a postproc…