mne.channels.DigMontage

class mne.channels.DigMontage(*, dig=None, ch_names=None)[source]

Montage for digitized electrode and headshape position data.

Warning

Montages are typically created using one of the helper functions in the See Also section below instead of instantiating this class directly.

Parameters
diglist of dict

The object containing all the dig points.

ch_nameslist of str

The names of the EEG channels.

Notes

New in version 0.9.0.

Methods

__add__(other)

Add two DigMontages.

__hash__(/)

Return hash(self).

add_estimated_fiducials(subject[, ...])

Estimate fiducials based on FreeSurfer fsaverage subject.

add_mni_fiducials([subjects_dir, verbose])

Add fiducials to a montage in MNI space.

apply_trans(trans[, verbose])

Apply a transformation matrix to the montage.

copy()

Copy the DigMontage object.

get_positions()

Get all channel and fiducial positions.

plot([scale_factor, show_names, kind, show, ...])

Plot a montage.

remove_fiducials([verbose])

Remove the fiducial points from a montage.

rename_channels(mapping[, allow_duplicates])

Rename the channels.

save(fname)

Save digitization points to FIF.

__add__(other)[source]

Add two DigMontages.

add_estimated_fiducials(subject, subjects_dir=None, verbose=None)[source]

Estimate fiducials based on FreeSurfer fsaverage subject.

This takes a montage with the mri coordinate frame, corresponding to the FreeSurfer RAS (xyz in the volume) T1w image of the specific subject. It will call mne.coreg.get_mni_fiducials() to estimate LPA, RPA and Nasion fiducial points.

Parameters
subjectstr

The FreeSurfer subject name.

subjects_dirstr | pathlib.Path | None

The path to the directory containing the FreeSurfer subjects reconstructions. If None, defaults to the SUBJECTS_DIR environment variable.

verbosebool | str | int | None

Control verbosity of the logging output. If None, use the default verbosity level. See the logging documentation and mne.verbose() for details. Should only be passed as a keyword argument.

Returns
instinstance of DigMontage

The instance, modified in-place.

Notes

Since MNE uses the FIF data structure, it relies on the head coordinate frame. Any coordinate frame can be transformed to head if the fiducials (i.e. LPA, RPA and Nasion) are defined. One can use this function to estimate those fiducials and then use montage.get_native_head_t() to get the head <-> MRI transform.

Examples using add_estimated_fiducials:

add_mni_fiducials(subjects_dir=None, verbose=None)[source]

Add fiducials to a montage in MNI space.

Parameters
subjects_dirstr | pathlib.Path | None

The path to the directory containing the FreeSurfer subjects reconstructions. If None, defaults to the SUBJECTS_DIR environment variable.

verbosebool | str | int | None

Control verbosity of the logging output. If None, use the default verbosity level. See the logging documentation and mne.verbose() for details. Should only be passed as a keyword argument.

Returns
instinstance of DigMontage

The instance, modified in-place.

Notes

fsaverage is in MNI space and so its fiducials can be added to a montage in “mni_tal”. MNI is an ACPC-aligned coordinate system (the posterior commissure is the origin) so since BIDS requires channel locations for ECoG, sEEG and DBS to be in ACPC space, this function can be used to allow those coordinate to be transformed to “head” space (origin between LPA and RPA).

Examples using add_mni_fiducials:

apply_trans(trans, verbose=None)[source]

Apply a transformation matrix to the montage.

Parameters
transinstance of mne.transforms.Transform

The transformation matrix to be applied.

verbosebool | str | int | None

Control verbosity of the logging output. If None, use the default verbosity level. See the logging documentation and mne.verbose() for details. Should only be passed as a keyword argument.

Examples using apply_trans:

copy()[source]

Copy the DigMontage object.

Returns
diginstance of DigMontage

The copied DigMontage instance.

get_positions()[source]

Get all channel and fiducial positions.

Returns
positionsdict

A dictionary of the positions for channels (ch_pos), coordinate frame (coord_frame), nasion (nasion), left preauricular point (lpa), right preauricular point (rpa), Head Shape Polhemus (hsp), and Head Position Indicator(hpi). E.g.:

{
    'ch_pos': {'EEG061': [0, 0, 0]},
    'nasion': [0, 0, 1],
    'coord_frame': 'mni_tal',
    'lpa': [0, 1, 0],
    'rpa': [1, 0, 0],
    'hsp': None,
    'hpi': None
}

Examples using get_positions:

plot(scale_factor=20, show_names=True, kind='topomap', show=True, sphere=None, verbose=None)[source]

Plot a montage.

Parameters
scale_factorfloat

Determines the size of the points.

show_namesbool

Whether to show the channel names.

kindstr

Whether to plot the montage as ‘3d’ or ‘topomap’ (default).

showbool

Show figure if True.

spherefloat | array_like | str | None

The sphere parameters to use for the cartoon head. Can be array-like of shape (4,) to give the X/Y/Z origin and radius in meters, or a single float to give the radius (origin assumed 0, 0, 0). Can also be a spherical ConductorModel, which will use the origin and radius. Can be “auto” to use a digitization-based fit. Can also be None (default) to use ‘auto’ when enough extra digitization points are available, and 0.095 otherwise. Currently the head radius does not affect plotting.

New in version 0.20.

verbosebool | str | int | None

Control verbosity of the logging output. If None, use the default verbosity level. See the logging documentation and mne.verbose() for details. Should only be passed as a keyword argument.

Returns
figinstance of matplotlib.figure.Figure

The figure object.

Examples using plot:

remove_fiducials(verbose=None)[source]

Remove the fiducial points from a montage.

Parameters
verbosebool | str | int | None

Control verbosity of the logging output. If None, use the default verbosity level. See the logging documentation and mne.verbose() for details. Should only be passed as a keyword argument.

Returns
instinstance of DigMontage

The instance, modified in-place.

Notes

MNE will transform a montage to the internal “head” coordinate frame if the fiducials are present. Under most circumstances, this is ideal as it standardizes the coordinate frame for things like plotting. However, in some circumstances, such as saving a raw with intracranial data to BIDS format, the coordinate frame should not be changed by removing fiducials.

rename_channels(mapping, allow_duplicates=False)[source]

Rename the channels.

Parameters
mappingdict | callable()

A dictionary mapping the old channel to a new channel name e.g. {‘EEG061’ : ‘EEG161’}. Can also be a callable function that takes and returns a string.

Changed in version 0.10.0: Support for a callable function.

allow_duplicatesbool

If True (default False), allow duplicates, which will automatically be renamed with -N at the end.

New in version 0.22.0.

Returns
instinstance of DigMontage

The instance. Operates in-place.

Examples using rename_channels:

save(fname)[source]

Save digitization points to FIF.

Parameters
fnamestr

The filename to use. Should end in .fif or .fif.gz.

Examples using mne.channels.DigMontage