title: Disparate voxel based morphometry (VBM) results between SPM and FSL softwares in ALS patients with frontotemporal dementia: which VBM results to consider?
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Because our previous study showed disparate voxel based morphometry (VBM) results between SPM and FSL softwares in the brain of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients with frontotemporal dementia (ALS-FTD), we investigated which VBM results may more represent atrophy by comparing with Freesurfer's cortical volume and thickness measures.
  
  
  METHODS
  MRI at 1.5 T was obtained during routine clinical imaging of ALS-FTD patients (n = 18) and in unaffected neurologic controls (n = 15). Gray matter (GM) VBM analysis was carried out using FSL and SPM. Cortical thickness and volume analysis was performed using Freesurfer.
  
  
  RESULTS
  GM volume was significantly (p < 0.05) reduced in both motor and extra motor regions in ALS- FTD when compared to unaffected neurologic controls in FSL and Freesurfer but not in SPM. Dice similarity index for cortical GM volume changes between FSL and Freesurfer was 0.30 for motor and 0.31 for non-motor regions as opposed to 0 (motor) and 0.02 (non-motor) between SPM and Freesurfer.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  GM volume changes using FSL showed similar pattern with Freesurfer cortical volume and thickness changes in contrast to SPM results. Our results suggest that, at least for our dataset, VBM results obtained using FSL software should be considered as more representative of GM atrophy.
authors: Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, 500078, Hyderabad Campus, India. venkatnrp78@gmail.com.|Department of Biomedical Engineering, ND2, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA. venkatnrp78@gmail.com.
authors: Venkateswaran
authors: V
authors: Rajagopalan
authors: Neuromuscular Center, Department of Neurology, S90, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA. pioroe@ccf.org.|Department of Neurosciences, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA. pioroe@ccf.org.
authors: Erik P
authors: EP
authors: Pioro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000690:Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Q000473:pathology*; D001284:Atrophy; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D057180:Frontotemporal Dementia / Q000473:pathology*; D066128:Gray Matter / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000592:standards*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009929:Organ Size; D012984:Software