Title :
Neuromagnetic source location estimation in the cortical region using MR images
Author :
Nobuta, M. ; Mino, I. ; Niki, N. ; Nakasato, N. ; Yoshimoto, Takamichi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Opt. Sci., Tokushima Univ., Japan
Abstract :
The authors present neuromagnetic source location estimation in the cortical region using MR images. As there are many neurons on the cortex, the authors regard it as a prime candidate for source location. The cortex is extracted from MR images. The authors assume that the points on the extracted cortex are current dipoles and all the acquired points are considered as candidate sources. The authors then perform the estimation on the extracted cortex by means of the MUltiple SIgnal Classification (MUSIC) method. They apply this algorithm to real human brain data
Keywords :
biomedical NMR; feature extraction; magnetoencephalography; medical image processing; MR images; MUSIC method; algorithm; cortical region; current dipoles; medical diagnostic imaging; multiple signal classification method; neuromagnetic source location estimation; neurons; real human brain data; Brain modeling; Data mining; Humans; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic heads; Multiple signal classification; Neurons; Position measurement; SQUIDs; Shape;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium, 1997. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4258-5
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.1997.670527