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Automatic Quantification of DTI Parameters Along Fiber Bundles

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Bildverarbeitung für die Medizin 2007

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We introduce a novel technique that allows for an automatic quantification of MR DTI parameters along arbitrarily oriented fiber bundles. Most previous methods require either a manual placement of ROIs, are limited to single fiber tracts, or are limited to bundles which are perpendicular to one of the three image planes. Thus, the quantification process is made much more time-efficient and robust by our new approach. We compare our technique with a manual quantification of an expert and show the similarity of the results. Furthermore, we demonstrate how to visualize the parameters at a certain position of the fiber bundle so that areas of interest can easily be examined.

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Klein, J., Hermann, S., Konrad, O., Hahn, H.K., Peitgen, HO. (2007). Automatic Quantification of DTI Parameters Along Fiber Bundles. In: Horsch, A., Deserno, T.M., Handels, H., Meinzer, HP., Tolxdorff, T. (eds) Bildverarbeitung für die Medizin 2007. Informatik aktuell. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71091-2_55

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