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nilearn.masking.compute_multi_epi_mask#

nilearn.masking.compute_multi_epi_mask(epi_imgs, lower_cutoff=0.2, upper_cutoff=0.85, connected=True, opening=2, threshold=0.5, target_affine=None, target_shape=None, exclude_zeros=False, n_jobs=1, memory=None, verbose=0)[source]#

Compute a common mask for several sessions or subjects of fMRI data.

Uses the mask-finding algorithms to extract masks for each session or subject, and then keep only the main connected component of the a given fraction of the intersection of all the masks.

Parameters
epi_imgslist of Niimg-like objects

See https://nilearn.github.io/stable/manipulating_images/input_output.html # noqa:E501 A list of arrays, each item being a subject or a session. 3D and 4D images are accepted.

Note

If 3D images are given, we suggest to use the mean image of each session.

thresholdfloat, optional

The inter-session threshold: the fraction of the total number of sessions in for which a voxel must be in the mask to be kept in the common mask. threshold=1 corresponds to keeping the intersection of all masks, whereas threshold=0 is the union of all masks.

lower_cutofffloat, optional

Lower fraction of the histogram to be discarded. Default=0.2.

upper_cutofffloat, optional

Upper fraction of the histogram to be discarded. Default=0.85.

connectedbool, optional

If connected is True, only the largest connect component is kept. Default=True.

exclude_zerosbool, optional

Consider zeros as missing values for the computation of the threshold. This option is useful if the images have been resliced with a large padding of zeros. Default=False.

target_affinenumpy.ndarray, optional.

If specified, the image is resampled corresponding to this new affine. target_affine can be a 3x3 or a 4x4 matrix. Default=None.

Note

This parameter is passed to nilearn.image.resample_img.

target_shapetuple or list, optional.

If specified, the image will be resized to match this new shape. len(target_shape) must be equal to 3.

Note

If target_shape is specified, a target_affine of shape (4, 4) must also be given.

Default=None.

Note

This parameter is passed to nilearn.image.resample_img.

memoryinstance of joblib.Memory or str

Used to cache the masking process. By default, no caching is done. If a str is given, it is the path to the caching directory.

n_jobsint, optional.

The number of CPUs to use to do the computation. -1 means ‘all CPUs’. Default=1.

Returns
mask3D nibabel.nifti1.Nifti1Image

The brain mask.