Graph-constrained sparse construction of longitudinal diffusion-weighted infant atlases

Jaeil Kim, Geng Chen, Weili Lin, Pew Thian Yap, Dinggang Shen

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Abstract

Constructing longitudinal diffusion-weighted atlases of infant brains poses additional challenges due to the small brain size and the dynamic changes in the early developing brains. In this paper, we introduce a novel framework for constructing longitudinally-consistent diffusion-weighted infant atlases with improved preservation of structural details and diffusion characteristics. In particular, instead of smoothing diffusion signals by simple averaging, our approach fuses the diffusion-weighted images in a patch-wise manner using sparse representation with a graph constraint that encourages spatiotemporal consistency. Diffusion-weighted atlases across time points are jointly constructed for patches that are correlated in time and space. Compared with existing methods, including the one using sparse representation with l2,1 regularization, our approach generates longitudinal infant atlases with much richer and more consistent features of the developing infant brain, as shown by the experimental results.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMedical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention − MICCAI 2017 - 20th International Conference, Proceedings
EditorsMaxime Descoteaux, Simon Duchesne, Alfred Franz, Pierre Jannin, D. Louis Collins, Lena Maier-Hein
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages49-56
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9783319661810
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Event20th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2017 - Quebec City, Canada
Duration: 2017 Sept 112017 Sept 13

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume10433 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Other

Other20th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2017
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityQuebec City
Period17/9/1117/9/13

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • Computer Science(all)

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