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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

imgNiimg-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.