Resection identification

Authors: Chinmay Chinara, Anand Joshi

This tutorial describes how to delineate resection volume from a post-op MRI using the module resection-identification that has been integrated as a Brainstorm plugin

Please note that this tutorial is intended for users already familiar with Brainstorm. It does not provide detailed explanations of the software's interface or theoretical foundations.For comprehensive introductory material, refer to the Brainstorm introduction tutorials.

NOT FOR CLINICAL USE:
The methods and software implementations presented in this tutorial have not been certified as medical devices. They are intended for research purposes only and should not be used for clinical decision-making.

Download and installation

• Prerequisites:

  • Brainstorm Installation: Ensure you have a working copy of Brainstorm installed on your computer.

  • Familiarity with Brainstorm: This tutorial assumes that you have completed all the Brainstorm introduction tutorials and are comfortable with its interface and basic functionalities.

• Download the dataset:

  • Go to the Brainstorm Download page

  • Download the file: tutorial_resection_identification.zip.

  • Unzip it into a folder that is not located in any Brainstorm directories (i.e., not in the Brainstorm program folder or database folder).

• Brainstorm Setup:

  • Start Brainstorm.

  • From the top menu, select: File > Create new protocol.

  • Name the new protocol: TutorialResectionIdentification

  • Set the following options:
    "No, use individual anatomy",
    "No, use one channel file per acquisition run".

Files in dataset

tutorial_resection_identification/

• preop.nii.gz : Raw pre-op MRI (in NIfTI-1 format),

• postop.nii.gz: Raw post-op MRI (in NIfTI-1 format)

Import the anatomy

Resection identification

• Import the pre-op MRI