Sensitivity of functional connectivity to periaqueductal gray localization, with implications for identifying disease-related changes in chronic visceral pain: A MAPP Research Network neuroimaging study

Highlights • Comparison of PAG localization techniques on connectivity measures from rs-fMRI.• Measures of whole-brain connectivity depend on PAG localization technique.• Detection of potential disease-related differences depend on localization technique.

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