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8.5.19. nilearn.image.swap_img_hemispheres

nilearn.image.swap_img_hemispheres(img)

Performs swapping of hemispheres in the indicated NIfTI image.

Use case: synchronizing ROIs across hemispheres.

Parameters:

img : Niimg-like object

Images to swap (see http://nilearn.github.io/manipulating_images/input_output.html for a detailed description of the valid input types).

Returns:

Nifti1Image

Hemispherically swapped image.

Notes

Assumes that the image is sagitally aligned.

Should be used with caution (confusion might be caused with radio/neuro conventions)

Note that this does not require a change of the affine matrix.