• DocumentCode
    2153536
  • Title

    A Monte Carlo-Based Fiber Tracking Algorithm using Diffusion Tensor MRI

  • Author

    Prados, F. ; Bardera, A. ; Sbert, M. ; Boada, I. ; Feixas, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. d´´Informatica i Aplicacions, Girona Univ.
  • fYear
    0
  • fDate
    0-0 0
  • Firstpage
    353
  • Lastpage
    358
  • Abstract
    Diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging, which measures directional information of water diffusion in the brain, has emerged as a powerful tool for human brain studies. In this paper, we introduce a new Monte Carlo-based fiber tracking approach to estimate brain connectivity. One of the main characteristics of this approach is that all parameters of the algorithm are automatically determined at each point using the entropy of the eigenvalues of the diffusion tensor. Experimental results show the good performance of the proposed approach
  • Keywords
    Monte Carlo methods; biodiffusion; biomedical MRI; brain; eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; entropy; Monte Carlo-based fiber tracking algorithm; brain connectivity; diffusion tensor MRI; eigenvalues; entropy; human brain; magnetic resonance imaging; water diffusion; Diffusion tensor imaging; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Ellipsoids; Entropy; Humans; In vivo; Magnetic resonance imaging; Stochastic processes; Stochastic resonance; Tensile stress;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Computer-Based Medical Systems, 2006. CBMS 2006. 19th IEEE International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Salt Lake City, UT
  • ISSN
    1063-7125
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7695-2517-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CBMS.2006.20
  • Filename
    1647594