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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hi Jim,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>? Can I expect problems <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'> on any listed vendor for any specific MRI
version <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'> on a XP laptop? vista laptop?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>> DtiStudio should be able to process
all these data. <st1:place w:st="on">Vista</st1:place> laptop should be fine. The
only issue could be memory. If you are using a 32-bit XP or <st1:place w:st="on">Vista</st1:place>
and/or only 1GB memory, it happens frequently.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>I have a vista laptop which I could use but not yet
loaded, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'> for any specific MRI version?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>> No, XP and <st1:place w:st="on">Vista</st1:place>
use the same version of DtiStudio. There are 32 and 64-bit versions.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>? Can anyone send me Philips gradient files <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'> (should be 6 direction) or are they in the rec
files?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>No the gradient orientation is not
specified in the Philips REC/PAR file. Jon Farrell has a nice web-based
software to make a gradient table for Philips scanner based on imaging
parameters and the version of the operating system. Jon, could you send us the
URL of your software?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>I am attempting to run without success an <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Indiana</st1:place></st1:State> site study <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>0008,0020 Study Date: 20040625</span></font></b></strong><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>0008,0070 Manufacturer: GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS</span></font></b></strong><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>0008,103E Series Description: dti scheme9 </span></font></b></strong><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>0018,1020 Software Versions(s): 09 </span></font></b></strong><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>without imbedded gradient vectors and using Bessar
normalized gradients.</span></font></b></strong><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>It loads but I get no FA map. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>on a 3 yr old laptop and 2 2 yr old PCs
installed in an MRI research room. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>You need to get a correct gradient table
because it is not always available through data headers.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>memory is OK, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Any graphics card requirements? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>No, DtiStudio is not graphics-heavy, but
depending on the size of your data, you need a decent amount of RAM.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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<font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>Susumu</span></font><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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