Is the center of mass (COM) a reliable parameter for the localization of brain function in fMRI?
The center of mass (COM) in functional MRI studies is defined as the center of a cerebral activation cluster. Although the COM is a well-accepted parameter for exactly localizing brain function, the reliability of COMs has not received much attention until now. Our goal was to investigate COM reliab...
| Published in: | European Radiology Vol. 18; no. 5; pp. 1031 - 1038 |
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Springer Nature
May2008
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