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
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