Transcript Corpus Callosum Segmentation Tool Project Martin Styner Department of Computer Science & Psychiatry

Corpus Callosum
Segmentation Tool Project
Martin Styner
Department of Computer Science & Psychiatry
Neuro Image Analysis Laboratory
Motivation of Corpus Callosum
Segmentation
• Study of CC morphometry
– Improved understanding of neurodevelopmental diseases
– Corpus callosum different in autistic
children from healthy controls
– Development studies 6mt - 4y
• Segmentation?
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Segmentation
• Active Shape Model based segmentation
– C code in antiquated environment (AVS) on solaris
• Cumbersome interactive and automatic mode
QuickTime™ and a
decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
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Goals of the Project
• Porting software into “modern” C++
based framework
• GUI development from scratch
– Interactive and automatic modes
• All open source implementation
– Use of ITK, VTK, KWWidgets
– Dissemination through NIAL website
– Stand-alone and external module to Slicer
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