DICOM: Pros: "raw", CONS: binary dependency (dcm2niix), difficult to get cross-vendor
compatibility
NIFTI: Pros: standard, most people know how to get it. Cons: not really...
One subject: pros: faster
Jupyter commands:
We opt for a unix system call for now because (i) more intuitive, (ii) more compatible if people want to replace commands with other UNIX-only (i.e. non-Python) commands such as dcm2niix, or FSL commands.
In the future, we could explore Python-only pipeline.
OUTPUT:
SCT: csv (e.g., MTsat within various white matter tracts, averaged within C2-C4 vertebral levels)
Jupyter display: Figure, Left panel: WM tracts, Right panel: plot with MTsat values across tracts.
Specs: