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Abstract #2139

Tractography and Connectivity Analysis with the TractoR Software Package

Jonathan D. Clayden1, Susana Munoz Maniega2, Amos J. Storkey3, Martin D. King1, Mark E. Bastin4, Christopher A. Clark1

1Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom; 2Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom; 3School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom; 4Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

This abstract introduces and describes TractoR, a freely available software package for MR image analysis implemented in R. The package has a particular emphasis on tractography and connectivity analysis.

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