Weierstrass Institute, Berlin, Germany.
Neuroimage. 2011 Apr 15;55(4):1686-93. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2011.01.013. Epub 2011 Jan 14.
R is a language and environment for statistical computing and graphics. It can be considered an alternative implementation of the S language developed in the 1970s and 1980s for data analysis and graphics (Becker and Chambers, 1984; Becker et al., 1988). The R language is part of the GNU project and offers versions that compile and run on almost every major operating system currently available. We highlight several R packages built specifically for the analysis of neuroimaging data in the context of functional MRI, diffusion tensor imaging, and dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI. We review their methodology and give an overview of their capabilities for neuroimaging. In addition we summarize some of the current activities in the area of neuroimaging software development in R.
R 是一种用于统计计算和图形的语言和环境。它可以被认为是 20 世纪 70 年代和 80 年代为数据分析和图形开发的 S 语言的一种替代实现（Becker 和 Chambers，1984；Becker 等人，1988）。R 语言是 GNU 项目的一部分，提供了可以在当前几乎所有主要操作系统上编译和运行的版本。我们重点介绍了几个专门为功能磁共振成像、扩散张量成像和动态对比增强磁共振成像背景下的神经影像学数据分析而构建的 R 包。我们回顾了它们的方法，并概述了它们在神经影像学方面的功能。此外，我们总结了 R 中神经影像学软件开发领域的一些当前活动。
