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AssigneeThe Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
InventorsRagini Verma, Birkan Tunc
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Method and apparatus for processing diffusion data for identification of white matter tracts in the brain of a patient is provided herein. The method involves, with a processor: generating a connectivity based representation of white matter fibers for multiple different subjects from the connectivity signatures of the fibers from a diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) without using the physical coordinates of the fibers; generating a fiber bundle atlas from the connectivity based fiber representation of (a) which define a model of the human brain; adaptively clustering fibers of a new patient utilizing the fiber bundle atlas of (b) to extract white matter tracts without manual intervention in the form of drawing regions of interest; and presenting the selected white matter tracts and diffusion data in a report or on a display device. This method and apparatus can be used even for patients having edema or brain perturbations.
A method for processing diffusion data for identification of white matter tracts in the brain of a patient, said method comprising, with a processor:
A diffusion data processing apparatus for performing white matter tract-based analysis with large samples, said apparatus comprising:
A diffusion magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising:
A method for designing a treatment plan for glioma patients in the optional presence of edema, mass effect and/or tract infiltration, using a processor, said method comprising:
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