The Effects of FreeSurfer Version, Workstation Type, and Macintosh Operating System Version on Anatomical Volume and Cortical Thickness Measurements

Ed H. B. M. Gronenschild; Petra Habets; Heidi I. L. Jacobs; Ron Mengelers; Nico Rozendaal; Jim van Os; Machteld Marcelis

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0038234

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The Effects of FreeSurfer Version, Workstation Type, and Macintosh Operating System Version on Anatomical Volume and Cortical Thickness Measurements

Ed H. B. M. Gronenschild ,

* E-mail: ed.gronenschild@maastrichtuniversity.nl

Affiliations Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Alzheimer Center Limburg, The Netherlands, European Graduate School of Neuroscience (EURON), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Petra Habets,

Affiliations Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Alzheimer Center Limburg, The Netherlands, European Graduate School of Neuroscience (EURON), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Heidi I. L. Jacobs,

Affiliations Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Alzheimer Center Limburg, The Netherlands, European Graduate School of Neuroscience (EURON), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Cognitive Neurology Section, Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine-3, Research Centre Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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Ron Mengelers,

Affiliations Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Alzheimer Center Limburg, The Netherlands, European Graduate School of Neuroscience (EURON), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Nico Rozendaal,

Affiliations Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Alzheimer Center Limburg, The Netherlands, European Graduate School of Neuroscience (EURON), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Jim van Os,

Affiliations Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Alzheimer Center Limburg, The Netherlands, European Graduate School of Neuroscience (EURON), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands, King's College London, King's Health Partners, Department of Psychosis Studies Institute of Psychiatry, London, United Kingdom
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Machteld Marcelis

Affiliations Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Alzheimer Center Limburg, The Netherlands, European Graduate School of Neuroscience (EURON), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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The Effects of FreeSurfer Version, Workstation Type, and Macintosh Operating System Version on Anatomical Volume and Cortical Thickness Measurements

Ed H. B. M. Gronenschild,
Petra Habets,
Heidi I. L. Jacobs,
Ron Mengelers,
Nico Rozendaal,
Jim van Os,
Machteld Marcelis

Published: June 1, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0038234

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The Effects of FreeSurfer Version, Workstation Type, and Macintosh Operating System Version on Anatomical Volume and Cortical Thickness Measurements

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