7/2/2004 SSCC/NIMH 16
Check for proper alignment and defects
¥The Surface Volume and the surfaces must be in perfect alignment.
HIf you have an improper alignment, it should be addressed here.
åThis should not happen for FreeSurfer and SureFit surfaces created in the standard fashion.
HWatch for error messages and warnings that come up in the shell as the surfaces are read in. These messages should be screened once since they do not change unless the surfaceÕs geometry or topology is changed.
Hands-On
Note: Viewed without the volume underlay, it is extremely difficult to tell if surface models with no topological defects accurately represent the cortical surface.