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Rat Brain Atlas

For the analysis of rat brain data the VOI atlas Rat_W.Schiffer [1] is available. We would like to thank Wynne Schiffer for providing the data and helping with the integrations. Adult male Sprague-Dawley rates (250-300g, age 52-62 days). The coordinates of this template are the Paxinos coordinates.

Spatial Normalization

Three normalization templates are available in the fusion tool as menu entries in Fusion/File/Load User Template:

The images of these templates can be found in the resources/templates/usertemplates directory.

VOI Atlas

The VOI atlas Rat_W.Schiffer can be selected in the list of included template VOIs. The corresponding files can be found in the resources/templates/voitemplates/Rat_WSchiffer directory.

Reference

[1] Schiffer WK, Mirrione MM, Biegon A, Alexoff DL, Patel V, Dewey SL. Serial microPET measures of the metabolic reaction to a microdialysis probe implant. J Neurosci Methods. 2006;155(2):272-84. DOI