SCT Course 2024
Course on the Spinal Cord Toolbox (SCT) software.
The general aim of this 2-day course is to learn how to analyse spinal cord quantitative MRI data. There will first be an introduction presenting the challenges/solutions of spinal cord MRI, followed by a general overview of the Spinal Cord Toolbox (SCT) and its applications in various diseases. Then, the course will dive into the various processes of spinal cord MRI analysis, from segmentation, to the registration to a template, to the extraction of quantitative metrics (diffusion MRI, magnetization transfer). We will also touch base on various “niche” applications, such as the quantification of compression in spinal cord injured patients, fMRI analysis, etc. We will also discuss “best practice” for running reproducible analyses using batch scripts, for processing multiple subjects at once, for doing quality control and manual corrections.
This is a “hands-on” workshop: you will actively participate by running SCT commands at the same time as the presenters. So please make sure to have version 6.5 of SCT (release date: November) installed before the workshop.
⚠️ Note for past attendees ⚠️
If you have attended the SCT Course in the past, and you are already familiar with the “core” usage of SCT, then we welcome you to join at a special time: 12:30PM December 10th, 2024 Eastern Time Zone (UTC-05:00), i.e. immediately following the lunch break on Day 2 of the course.
Shortly after this time, we will present a section on the New and Upcoming Features of SCT, along with a question period and feedback. Regardless of when you join, though, your attendance and participation will be greatly appreciated.
Registration and pricing
The workshop is free 🙂
👉 Please register here so we have an idea about the number of attendees.
How to connect
Please note that the meeting will be recorded and uploaded on the SCT website.
Support
If you are unable to connect to the meeting, or if you have any trouble installing SCT, please email sct_developers@googlegroups.com and one of SCT’s developers will be happy to help.
Agenda
This is a two-day workshop. Times are Eastern Time Zone (UTC-05:00):
December 9th
| 10:00 | Welcome speech |
| 10:15 | SCT course (course material) |
| 12:00 | Lunch Break |
| 12:30 | Resume course |
| 14:00 | Adjourn meeting |
December 10th
| 10:00 | SCT course (course material) |
| 12:00 | Lunch Break |
| 12:30 | Resume course (Past attendees join) |
| 13:00 | Feedback from users, announce results of the poll (please participate!) |
| 14:00 | Adjourn meeting |
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