Title :
The Development of Brain Connectivity Browser by Tractography of QBI
Author :
Yi-Ping Chao ; Chia-Yen Yang ; Kuan-Hung Cho ; Chun-Hung Yeh ; Kun-Hsien Chou ; Jyh-Horng Chen ; Ching-Po Lin
Author_Institution :
Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei
Abstract :
Diffusion MRI is a technique that can probe diffusivity of water molecules in brain structure non-invasively and so that it presents complex neuronal orientation by discrete ribbons. In the study, a new tractography algorithm for high angular resolution diffusion imaging was developed to connect the discrete neural orientations and to extract sophisticated neuronal connectivity in human brain. By using volume of interesting selection interface and interaction of multiple regions by Boolean function, the results showed its potential of this technique in revealing complex neuronal pathways which could not be acquired from conventional techniques.
Keywords :
Boolean functions; biodiffusion; biomedical MRI; brain; image resolution; medical computing; neurophysiology; Boolean function; QBI; angular resolution diffusion imaging; brain connectivity browser; diffusion MRI; discrete neural orientation; q-ball imaging; tractography; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical imaging; Brain; Chaos; Diffusion tensor imaging; Humans; Magnetic heads; Magnetic resonance imaging; Tensile stress; Transmission line matrix methods; Diffusion MRI; Tractography; high angular imaging diffusion MRI; Algorithms; Brain; Brain Mapping; Computer Graphics; Computers; Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Equipment Design; Humans; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Models, Statistical; Neural Pathways; Programming Languages; Software;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2007. EMBS 2007. 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lyon
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0787-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2007.4352734