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 language | English |
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Title of host publication | Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention – MICCAI 2018 - 21st International Conference, 2018, Proceedings |
Editors | Alejandro F. Frangi, Christos Davatzikos, Gabor Fichtinger, Carlos Alberola-López, Julia A. Schnabel |
Publisher | Springer Verlag |
Pages | 12-19 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783030009304 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Event | 21st International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2018 - Granada, Spain Duration: 2018 Sept 16 → 2018 Sept 20 |
Publication series
Name | Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) |
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Volume | 11072 LNCS |
ISSN (Print) | 0302-9743 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 1611-3349 |
Other
Other | 21st International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2018 |
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Country/Territory | Spain |
City | Granada |
Period | 18/9/16 → 18/9/20 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2018.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Theoretical Computer Science
- General Computer Science