Constructing Statistically Unbiased Cortical Surface Templates Using Feature Space Covariance
Dec. 19, 2017—Citation: ” Constructing statistically unbiased cortical surface templates using feature-space covariance”. Prasanna Parvathaneni, Ilwoo Lyu, Justin A. Blaber, Yuankai Huo, Allison E. Hainline, Neil D. Woodward, Hakmook Kang, Bennett A. Landman In SPIE Medical Imaging, International Society for Optics and Photonics, 2018 (Accepted). Abstract The choice of surface template plays an important role in cross-sectional subject analyses...
Automated Characterization of Pyelocalyceal Anatomy Using CT Urograms to Aid in Management of Kidney Stones
Dec. 18, 2017—Yuankai Huo, Vaughn Braxton, S. Duke Herrell, Bennett Landman, and Smita De. “Automated Characterization of Pyelocalyceal Anatomy Using CT Urograms to Aid in Management of Kidney Stones.” In Computer Assisted and Robotic Endoscopy and Clinical Image-Based Procedures, pp. 99-107. Springer, Cham, 2017. Full text: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-67543-5_9 Abstract Nephrolithiasis is a costly and prevalent disease that is associated...
Robust Multi-contrast MRI Spleen Segmentation for Splenomegaly using Multi-atlas Segmentation
Dec. 18, 2017—Yuankai Huo, Jiaqi Liu, Zhoubing Xu, Robert L. Harrigan, Albert Assad, Richard G. Abramson, and Bennett A. Landman. “Robust Multi-contrast MRI Spleen Segmentation for Splenomegaly using Multi-atlas Segmentation.” IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (2017). Full text: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hbm.23432/full Abstract Objective: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an essential imaging modality in non-invasive splenomegaly diagnosis. However, it is...
Opportunities for Mining Radiology Archives for Pediatric Control Images
Dec. 17, 2017—Bermudez, C., Probst, V. N., Davis, L. T., Lasko, T., & Landman, B. A. (2017). Opportunities for Mining Radiology Archives for Pediatric Control Images. arXiv preprint arXiv:1712.02728. Full Text: https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1712/1712.02728.pdf Abstract A large database of brain imaging data from healthy, normal controls is useful to describe physiologic and pathologic structural changes at a population scale....
Sulcal Depth-based Cortical Shape Analysis in Normal Healthy Control and Schizophrenia Groups
Dec. 11, 2017—Ilwoo Lyu, Hakmook Kang, Neil D. Woodward, and Bennett A. Landman. “Sulcal Depth-based Cortical Shape Analysis in Normal Healthy Control and Schizophrenia Groups”. SPIE Medical Imaging 2018. Abstract Sulcal depth is an important marker of brain anatomy in neuroscience/neurological function. Previously, sulcal depth has been explored at the region-of-interest (ROI) level to increase statistical sensitivity...
Prefrontal-Thalamic anatomical connectivity and executive cognitive function in schizophrenia
Oct. 2, 2017—Monica Giraldo-Chica, Baxter P. Rogers, Stephen M. Damon, Bennett A. Landman, Neil D. Woodward. “Prefrontal-Thalamic anatomical connectivity and executive cognitive function in schizophrenia.” Biological Psychiatry, September 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2017.09.022 Full text: http://www.biologicalpsychiatryjournal.com/article/S0006-3223(17)32010-3/fulltext NIHMSID Abstract Background Executive cognitive functions, including working memory, cognitive flexibility, and inhibition, are impaired in schizophrenia. Executive functions rely on coordinated information processing...
4D Multi-atlas Label Fusion using Longitudinal Images
Aug. 29, 2017—Yuankai Huo, Susan M. Resnick and Bennett A. Landman. “4D Multi-atlas Label Fusion using Longitudinal Images”. MICCAI Patch-MI Workshop, 2017. Full text: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bzzeqiij2Zara1ZlQXJiclM2UEE Abstract Longitudinal reproducibility is an essential concern in automated medical image segmentation, yet has proven to be an elusive objective as manual brain structure tracings have shown more than 10% variability. To improve reproducibility, longitudinal...
Gray Matter Surface based Spatial Statistics (GS-BSS) in Diffusion Microstructure
Aug. 28, 2017—Citation: Gray Matter Surface based Spatial Statistics (GS-BSS) in Diffusion Microstructure. Authors: Prasanna Parvatheni, Baxter P. Rogers, Yuankai Huo, Kurt G. Schilling, Allison E. Hainline, Adam W. Anderson, Neil D. Woodward, Bennett A. Landman. International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention. Springer. (2017). Accepted. Abstract Tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS) has proven to be...
Gray Matter Surface based Spatial Statistics in Neuroimaging Studies
Jun. 1, 2017—Citation: Gray Matter Surface based Spatial Statistics in Neuroimaging Studies. Authors: Prasanna Parvatheni, Baxter P. Rogers, Yuankai Huo, Kurt G. Schilling, Allison E. Hainline, Adam W. Anderson, Neil D. Woodward, Bennett A. Landman. Frontiers in Biomedical Imaging Science VI. May 2017. Abstract. Abstract In this study, we propose gray matter surface based spatial statistics (GS-BSS)...
Accurate Age Estimation in a Pediatric Population Using Deep Learning on T1‐weighted MRI Structural Features
May. 15, 2017—Citation: Bermudez, C. et.al. Accurate Age Estimation in a Pediatric Population Using Deep Learning on T1‐weighted MRI Structural Features. Frontiers in Biomedical Imaging Science VI. May 2017. Abstract. Abstrract It is well known that there are structural changes that occur in the brain with age. However, there are insufficient imaging biomarkers that reliably describe structural...