diff --git a/code/elastix_parameter_read.m b/code/elastix_parameter_read.m
index fcae767..52ebbcf 100644
--- a/code/elastix_parameter_read.m
+++ b/code/elastix_parameter_read.m
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
         tok=regexp(tline,'"(.*)"','tokens');
         value=tok{1}{1};
     else %It's a numeric value
-        tok=regexp(tline,'\w+ ([\d\. -]+)\)','tokens');
+        tok=regexp(tline,'\w+ ([\d\. -e]+)\)','tokens');
         value=str2num(tok{1}{1});
     end
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