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+# NODDI
+
+This should grow to be a repository of everything needed (excluding MATLAB) needed to run the NODDI toolbox in a fairly streamlined fashion
+
+## Getting Started
+
+These instructions will get you a copy of the project up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes. See deployment for notes on how to deploy the project on a live system.
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+Needs matlab installed and the NODDI toolbox in the MATLAB path
+
+## Built With
+* [MATLAB](https://www.mathworks.com/products/matlab.html) - The scripting framework used
+* [NODDI](http://mig.cs.ucl.ac.uk/index.php?n=Tutorial.NODDImatlab) - The multi-compartment model used to measure CSF and other things, a MATLAB toolbox
+
+
+## Authors
+William S. Monroe