#acl LcnGroup:read,write,delete,revert All:read == FreeSurfer Tutorial: Process Flow == This table shows the recon-all steps for the current '''dev''' version of FreeSurfer [[ftp://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/pub/dist/freesurfer/dev/|(available here)]]. It does not document the stable, publicly released, version of Freesurfer (v6.0). See [[ReconAllTableStableV6.0]] to see a process flow for the latest '''stable''' version of !FreeSurfer. See also the OtherUsefulFlags for other recon-all options. ||'''recon-all step''' ||'''Individual Flag''' ||'''Input''' ||'''Command Line''' ||'''Output''' || ||'''[[recon-all]] -autorecon1 -subjid ''' || ||-i ||invol1.dcm ''or .nii or .mgz'' ||[[mri_convert]] invol1.dcm orig/001.mgz ||orig/001.mgz || ||-i ''optional'' ||invol2.dcm'' or .nii or .mgz'' ||[[mri_convert]] invol2.dcm orig/002.mgz ||orig/002.mgz || ||-T2 ''or'' <
> -FLAIR ''optional'' ||invol.dcm ''or .nii or .mgz'' ||[[mri_convert]] --no_scale 1 invol.dcm orig/T2raw.mgz ||orig/T2raw.mgz || ||-[[motioncor]] ||orig/001.mgz ||[[mri_robust_template]] --mov 001.mgz 002.mgz --average 1 --template rawavg.mgz --satit --inittp 1 --fixtp --noit --iscale --iscaleout --subsample 200 --lta ||rawavg.mgz || ||orig/002.mgz || ||rawavg.mgz ||[[mri_convert]] rawavg.mgz orig.mgz --conform ||orig.mgz || ||orig.mgz ||[[mri_add_xform_to_header]] -c transforms/talairach.xfm orig.mgz orig.mgz ||orig.mgz || ||-[[talairach]] ||orig.mgz ||[[mri_nu_correct.mni]] --n 1 --proto-iters 1000 --distance 50 --no-rescale --i orig.mgz --o orig_nu.mgz ||orig_nu.mgz || ||orig_nu.mgz ||[[talairach_avi]] --i orig_nu.mgz --xfm transforms/talairach.auto.xfm ||transforms/talairach.auto.xfm || ||transforms/talairach.auto.xfm ||cp transforms/talairach.auto.xfm transforms/talairach.xfm ||transforms/talairach.xfm || ||transforms/talairach.xfm ||[[talairach_afd]] -T 0.005 -xfm transforms/talairach.xfm || || || ||awk -f $FREESURFER_HOME/bin/extract_talairach_avi_QA.awk transforms/talairach_avi.log ||transforms/talairach_avi.log || ||-[[nuintensitycor]] ||orig.mgz ||[[mri_nu_correct.mni]] --i orig.mgz --o nu.mgz --uchar transforms/talairach.xfm --n 2 ||nu.mgz || ||talairach.xfm || ||-[[normalization]] ||nu.mgz ||[[mri_normalize]] -g 1 -mprage nu.mgz T1.mgz ||T1.mgz || ||-[[skullstrip]] ||nu.mgz ||[[mri_em_register]] -skull nu.mgz $FREESURFER_HOME/average/RB_all_withskull_2016-05-10.vc700.gca transforms/talairach_with_skull.lta ||transforms/talairach_with_skull.lta || ||T1.mgz ||[[mri_watershed]] -T1 -brain_atlas $FREESURFER_HOME/average/RB_all_withskull_2016-05-10.vc700.gca transforms/talairach_with_skull.lta T1.mgz brainmask.auto.mgz ||brainmask.auto.mgz || ||brainmask.auto.mgz ||cp brainmask.auto.mgz brainmask.mgz ||brainmask.mgz || ||'''recon-all step''' ||'''Individual Flag''' ||'''Input''' ||'''Command Line''' ||'''Output''' || ||'''[[recon-all]] -autorecon2 -subjid ''' || ||-[[gcareg]] ||brainmask.mgz ||[[mri_em_register]] -uns 3 -mask brainmask.mgz nu.mgz $FREESURFER_HOME/average/RB_all_2016-05-10.vc700.gca transforms/talairach.lta ||transforms/talairach.lta || ||nu.mgz || ||-[[canorm]] ||brainmask.mgz ||[[mri_ca_normalize]] -c ctrl_pts.mgz -mask brainmask.mgz nu.mgz $FREESURFER_HOME/average/RB_all_2016-05-10.vc700.gca transforms/talairach.lta norm.mgz ||norm.mgz || ||nu.mgz || ||transforms/talairach.lta || ||-[[careg]] ||brainmask.mgz ||[[mri_ca_register]] -align-after -nobigventricles -mask brainmask.mgz -T transforms/talairach.lta norm.mgz $FREESURFER_HOME/average/RB_all_2016-05-10.vc700.gca transforms/talairach.m3z ||transforms/talairach.m3z || ||transforms/talairach.lta || ||norm.mgz || ||-[[calabel]] ||norm.mgz ||[[mri_ca_label]] -relabel_unlikely 9 .3 -prior 0.5 -align norm.mgz transforms/talairach.m3z $FREESURFER_HOME/average/RB_all_2016-05-10.vc700.gca aseg.auto_noCCseg.mgz ||aseg.auto_noCCseg.mgz || ||transforms/talairach.m3z || ||aseg.auto_noCCseg.mgz ||[[mri_cc]] -lta /mri/transforms/cc_up.lta -aseg aseg.auto_noCCseg.mgz -o aseg.auto.mgz ||aseg.auto.mgz || ||aseg.auto.mgz ||cp aseg.auto.mgz aseg.presurf.mgz ||aseg.presurf.mgz || ||-[[normalization2]] ||brainmask.mgz ||[[mri_normalize]] -mprage -aseg aseg.presurf.mgz -mask brainmask.mgz norm.mgz brain.mgz ||brain.mgz || ||norm.mgz || ||aseg.presurf.mgz || ||-[[maskbfs]] ||brain.mgz ||[[mri_mask]] -T 5 brain.mgz brainmask.mgz brain.finalsurfs.mgz ||brain.finalsurfs.mgz || ||brainmask.mgz || ||-[[segmentation]] ||brain.mgz ||[[mri_segment]] -mprage brain.mgz wm.seg.mgz ||wm.seg.mgz || ||wm.seg.mgz ||[[mri_edit_wm_with_aseg]] wm.seg.mgz brain.mgz aseg.presurf.mgz wm.asegedit.mgz ||wm.asegedit.mgz || ||aseg.presurf.mgz || ||brain.mgz || ||wm.asegedit.mgz ||[[mri_pretess]] wm.asegedit.mgz wm norm.mgz wm.mgz ||wm.mgz || ||norm.mgz || ||-[[fill]] ||wm.mgz ||[[mri_fill]] -a ../scripts/ponscc.cut.log -xform transforms/talairach.lta -segmentation aseg.auto_noCCseg.mgz wm.mgz filled.mgz ||filled.mgz || ||aseg.auto_noCCseg.mgz ||../scripts/ponscc.cut.log || ||transforms/talairach.lta || ||-[[tessellate]] ||filled.mgz ||[[mri_pretess]] filled.mgz 255 norm.mgz filled-pretess255.mgz ||filled-pretess255.mgz || ||norm.mgz || ||filled-pretess255.mgz ||[[mri_tessellate]] filled-pretess255.mgz 255 lh.orig.nofix ||lh.orig.nofix || ||filled.mgz ||[[mri_pretess]] filled.mgz 127 norm.mgz filled-pretess127.mgz ||filled-pretess127.mgz || ||norm.mgz || ||filled-pretess127.mgz ||[[mri_tessellate]] filled-pretess127.mgz 127 rh.orig.nofix ||rh.orig.nofix || ||?h.orig.nofix ||mris_extract_main_component ?h.orig.nofix ?h.orig.nofix ||?h.orig.nofix || || ||rm -f filled-pretess255.mgz filled-pretess127.mgz || || ||-[[smooth|smooth1]] ||?h.orig.nofix ||[[mris_smooth]] -nw ?h.orig.nofix ?h.smoothwm.nofix ||?h.smoothwm.nofix || ||-[[inflate|inflate1]] ||?h.smoothwm.nofix ||[[mris_inflate]] -no-save-sulc ?h.smoothwm.nofix ?h.inflated.nofix ||?h.inflated.nofix || ||-[[qsphere]] ||?h.inflated.nofix ||[[mris_sphere]] -q ?h.inflated.nofix ?h.qsphere.nofix ||?h.qsphere.nofix || ||-[[fix]] ||?h.orig.nofix ||cp ?h.orig.nofix ?h.orig ||?h.orig || ||?h.inflated.nofix ||cp ?h.inflated.nofix ?h.inflated ||?h.inflated || ||?h.qsphere.nofix ||[[mris_fix_topology]] -mgz -sphere qsphere.nofix -ga ?h ||?h.orig || ||?h.orig ||[[mris_euler_number]] ?h.orig ||?h.orig || ||?h.orig ||mris_remove_intersection ?h.orig ?h.orig ||?h.orig || || ||rm ?h.inflated || || ||-white ||aseg.presurf.mgz ||[[mris_make_surfaces]] -aseg ../mri/aseg.presurf -whiteonly -noaparc -mgz -T1 brain.finalsurfs ?h ||?h.white || ||brain.finalsurfs.mgz || ||wm.mgz || ||filled.mgz || ||?h.orig || ||?h.curv || ||?h.area || ||?h.cortex.label || ||-[[smooth|smooth2]] ||?h.white ||[[mris_smooth]] -n 3 -nw ?h.white ?h.smoothwm ||?h.smoothwm || ||-[[inflate|inflate2]] ||?h.smoothwm ||[[mris_inflate]] ?h.smoothwm ?h.inflated ||?h.inflated || ||?h.sulc || ||-curvHK ||?h.white ||[[mris_curvature]] -w ?h.white ||?h.white.H || ||?h.white.K || ||?h.inflated ||[[mris_curvature]] -thresh .999 -n -a 5 -w -distances 10 10 ?h.inflated ||?h.inflated.H || ||?h.inflated.K || ||-curvstats ||?h.smoothwm ||mris_curvature_stats -m --writeCurvatureFiles -G -o ../stats/?h.curv.stats -F smoothwm ?h curv sulc ||stats/?h.curv.stats || ||?h.curv || ||?h.sulc || ||'''recon-all step''' ||'''Individual Flag''' ||'''Input''' ||'''Command Line''' ||'''Output''' || ||'''[[recon-all]] -autorecon3 -subjid ''' || ||-[[sphere]] ||?h.inflated ||[[mris_sphere]] ?h.inflated ?h.sphere ||?h.sphere || ||?h.smoothwm || ||-[[surfreg]] ||?h.sphere ||[[mris_register]] -curv ?h.sphere $FREESURFER_HOME/average/?h.average.curvature.filled.buckner40.tif ?h.sphere.reg ||?h.sphere.reg || ||-[[jacobian_white]] ||?h.white ||[[mris_jacobian]] ?h.white ?h.sphere.reg ?h.jacobian_white ||?h.jacobian_white || ||?h.sphere.reg || ||-[[avgcurv]] ||?h.sphere.reg ||[[mrisp_paint]] -a 5 $FREESURFER_HOME/average/?h.average.curvature.filled.buckner40.tif#6 ?h.sphere.reg ?h.avg_curv ||?h.avg_curv || ||-[[cortparc]] ||aseg.presurf.mgz ||[[mris_ca_label]] -l ../label/lh.cortex.label -aseg mri/aseg.presurf.mgz ?h ?h.sphere.reg $FREESURFER_HOME/average/?h.curvature.buckner40.filled.desikan_killiany.2007-06-20gcs ?h.aparc.annot ||label/?h.aparc.annot || ||?h.cortex.label || ||?h.sphere.reg || ||-pial ||aseg.presurf.mgz ||[[mris_make_surfaces]] -orig_white white -orig_pial white -aseg ../mri/aseg.presurf -nowhite -mgz -T1 brain.finalsurfs ?h ||?h.pial || ||brain.finalsurfs.mgz || ||wm.mgz || ||filled.mgz || ||?h.orig || ||?h.curv.pial || ||?h.area.pial || ||label/?h.aparc.annot ||?h.thickness || ||-T2pial ''or'' <
>-FLAIRpial ''optional'' ||orig/T2raw.mgz ||bbregister --s --mov mri/orig/T2raw.mgz --lta mri/transforms/T2raw.lta --init-fsl --T2 ||transforms/T2raw.lta || ||orig/T2raw.mgz ||mri_convert -odt short -at mri/transforms/T2raw.lta -rt cubic -ns 1 -rl mri/orig.mgz mri/orig/T2raw.mgz mri/T2.prenorm.mgz ||T2.prenorm.mgz || ||transforms/T2raw.lta || ||aseg.presurf.mgz ||mri_normalize -sigma 0.5 -nonmax_suppress 0 -min_dist 1 -aseg mri/aseg.presurf.mgz -surface surf/rh.white identity.nofile -surface surf/lh.white identity.nofile mri/T2.prenorm.mgz mri/T2.mgz ||T2.mgz || ||?h.white || ||T2.prenorm.mgz || ||?h.pial ||cp -v surf/?h.pial surf/?h.woT2.pial ||?h.woT2.pial || ||aseg.presurf.mgz ||[[mris_make_surfaces]] -orig_white white -orig_pial woT2.pial -aseg ../mri/aseg.presurf -nowhite -mgz -T1 brain.finalsurfs -T2 ../mri/T2 -nsigma_above 2 -nsigma_below 5 ?h ||?h.pial || ||brain.finalsurfs.mgz || ||wm.mgz || ||filled.mgz ||?h.curv.pial || ||?h.white || ||label/?h.aparc.annot ||?h.area.pial || ||T2.mgz ||?h.thickness || ||?h.woT2.pial || ||-[[cortribbon]] ||aseg.presurf.mgz ||[[mris_volmask]] --label_left_white 2 --label_left_ribbon 3 --label_right_white 41 --label_right_ribbon 42 --save_ribbon ||?h.ribbon.mgz || ||?h.white || ||?h.pial ||ribbon.mgz || ||-[[parcstats]] ||label/?h.aparc.annot ||[[mris_anatomical_stats]] -th3 -mgz -cortex ../label/?h.cortex.label -f stats/?h.aparc.stats -b -a label/?h.aparc.annot -c label/aparc.annot.ctab ?h ||stats/?h.aparc.stats || ||wm.mgz, ribbon.mgz ||label/aparc.annot.ctab || ||?h.white || ||?h.pial || ||?h.thickness || ||-[[cortparc|cortparc2]] ||aseg.presurf.mgz ||[[mris_ca_label]] -l ../label/lh.cortex.label -aseg aseg.presurf.mgz ?h ?h.sphere.reg $FREESURFER_HOME/average/?h.destrieux.simple.2009-07-29.gcs label/?h.aparc.a2009s.annot ||label/?h.aparc.a2009s.annot || ||?h.sphere.reg || ||label/?h.cortex.label || ||-[[parcstats|parcstats2]] ||label/?h.aparc.a2009s.annot ||[[mris_anatomical_stats]] -th3 -mgz -cortex ../label/?h.cortex.label -f stats/?h.aparc.a2009s.stats -b -a label/?h.aparc.a2009s.annot -c label/aparc.annot.a2009s.ctab ?h ||stats/?h.aparc.a2009s.stats || ||wm.mgz, ribbon.mgz ||label/aparc.annot.a2009s.ctab || ||?h.white || ||?h.pial || ||?h.thickness || ||-[[cortparc|cortparc3]] ||aseg.presurf.mgz ||[[mris_ca_label]] ../label/lh.cortex.label -aseg aseg.presurf.mgz ?h ?h.sphere.reg $FREESURFER_HOME/average/?h.DKTatlas.2016-03-20.gcs ../label/?h.aparc.DKTatlas.annot ||label/?h.aparc.DKTatlas.annot || ||?h.sphere.reg || ||label/?h.cortex.label || ||-[[parcstats|parcstats3]] ||label/?h.aparc.DKTatlas.annot ||[[mris_anatomical_stats]] -th3 -mgz -cortex ../label/?h.cortex.label -f stats/?h.aparc.DKTatlas.stats -b -a label/?h.aparc.DKTatlas.annot -c label/aparc.annot.DKTatlas.ctab ?h ||stats/?h.aparc.DKTatlas.stats || ||wm.mgz, ribbon.mgz ||label/aparc.annot.DKTatlas.ctab || ||?h.white || ||?h.pial || ||?h.thickness || ||-pctsurfcon ||rawavg.mgz ||pctsurfcon --s --?h-only ||?h.w-g.pct.mgh || ||orig.mgz || ||?h.cortex.label ||stats/?h.w-g.pct.stats || ||?h.white || ||-hyporelabel ||aseg.presurf.mgz ||mri_relabel_hypointensities aseg.presurf.mgz ../surf aseg.presurf.hypos.mgz ||aseg.presurf.hypos.mgz || ||?h.white || ||-[[aparc2aseg]] ||aseg.presurf.hypos.mgz ||[[mri_aparc2aseg]] --s --ribbon ||aparc+aseg.mgz || ||?h.ribbon.mgz || ||label/?h.aparc.annot || ||ribbon.mgz || ||aseg.presurf.hypos.mgz ||[[mri_aparc2aseg]] --s --ribbon --annot aparc.a2009s ||aparc.a2009s+aseg.mgz || ||?h.ribbon.mgz || ||label/?h.aparc.a2009s.annot || ||ribbon.mgz || ||aseg.presurf.hypos.mgz ||[[mri_aparc2aseg]] --s --ribbon --annot aparc.DKTatlas ||aparc.DKTatlas+aseg.mgz || ||?h.ribbon.mgz || ||label/?h.aparc.DKTatlas.annot || ||ribbon.mgz || ||-apas2aseg ||aparc+aseg.mgz ||apas2aseg --i aparc+aseg.mgz --o aseg.mgz ||aseg.mgz || ||-[[segstats]] ||brainmask.mgz, norm.mgz, aseg.mgz, aseg.presurf.mgz, ribbon.mgz ||[[mri_segstats]] --seg mri/aseg.mgz --sum stats/aseg.stats --pv mri/norm.mgz --empty --brainmask mri/brainmask.mgz --brain-vol-from-seg --excludeid 0 --excl-ctxgmwm --supratent --subcortgray --totalgray --in mri/norm.mgz --in-intensity-name norm --in-intensity-units MR --etiv --surf-wm-vol --surf-ctx-vol --totalgray --euler --ctab $FREESURFER_HOME/ASegStatsLUT.txt --subject ||stats/aseg.stats || ||?h.orig.nofix, ?h.white, ?h.pial || ||-[[wmparc]] ||aparc+aseg.mgz ||[[mri_aparc2aseg]] --s --labelwm --hypo-as-wm --rip-unknown --ribbon --o mri/wmparc.mgz --ctxseg aparc+aseg.mgz ||wmparc.mgz || ||talairach.xfm, brainmask.mgz, norm.mgz, ribbon.mgz, wmparc.mgz, aseg.presurf.mgz, ?h.white, ?h.pial ||[[mri_segstats]] --seg mri/wmparc.mgz --sum stats/wmparc.stats --pv mri/norm.mgz --excludeid 0 --brainmask mri/brainmask.mgz --in mri/norm.mgz --in-intensity-name norm --in-intensity-units MR --etiv --subject --surf-wm-vol --ctab $FREESURFER_HOME/FreeSurferColorLUT.txt ||stats/wmparc.stats || ||-[[BrodmannAreaMaps|balabels]] ||?h.sphere.reg ||[[mri_label2label]] --srcsubject fsaverage --srclabel fsaverage/label/?h.BA*.label --trgsubject --trglabel ?h.BA*.label --hemi ?h --regmethod surface ||label/?h.BA*_exvivo.label label/?h.perirhinal_exvivo.label label/?h.entorhinal_exvivo.label ||