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Biennial International Conference on Information Processing in Medical Imaging

IPMI 1997: Information Processing in Medical Imaging pp 477–482Cite as

Design of a statistical model of brain shape

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This paper describes a statistical shape model of the brain extending through the whole organ. The variability in a normal population is described by global deformation modes. The model is based on the analysis of homologous deformations mapping similar structures in brain images.

This work was supported by the U.S.P.H.S. under grant 1-R01-NS-33662-01A1.

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  1. GRASP Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania, 19104, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Lione Le Briquer & James. C. Gee

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  1. Lione Le Briquer
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Le Briquer, L., Gee, J.C. (1997). Design of a statistical model of brain shape. In: Duncan, J., Gindi, G. (eds) Information Processing in Medical Imaging. IPMI 1997. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1230. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-63046-5_46

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