Penalized geodesic tractography for mitigating gyral bias

Ye Wu, Yuanjing Feng, Dinggang Shen, Pew Thian Yap

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Abstract

In this paper, we introduce a penalized geodesic tractography (PGT) algorithm for mitigating gyral bias in cortical tractography, which is essential for improving cortical connectomics. Unlike deterministic and probabilistic tractography algorithms that perform one-way tracking, PGT solves a global optimization problem in estimating the pathways connecting multiple regions, instead of local step-by-step orientation tracing. PGT is unconfounded by local false-positive or false-negative fiber orientations and ensures that fiber streamlines that are intended to connect two regions do not terminate prematurely. We show that PGT reduces gyral bias by allowing streamlines to make sharper turns into the cortical gyral matter and results in a significantly more uniform spatial distribution of cortical connections.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMedical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention – MICCAI 2018 - 21st International Conference, 2018, Proceedings
EditorsAlejandro F. Frangi, Christos Davatzikos, Gabor Fichtinger, Carlos Alberola-López, Julia A. Schnabel
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages12-19
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9783030009304
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018
Event21st International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2018 - Granada, Spain
Duration: 2018 Sept 162018 Sept 20

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume11072 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Other

Other21st International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2018
Country/TerritorySpain
CityGranada
Period18/9/1618/9/20

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ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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