An image analysis pipeline for the semi-automated analysis of clinical fMRI images based on freely available software

Computers in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 279-287

  Karmonik, Christof ^a   York, Michele ^b   Grossman, Robert ^a   Kakkar, Ekta ^a   Patel, Krutina ^a   Haykal, Hani ^a   King, David ^a  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated image analysis; Brain activation; Clinical fMRI; Functional magnetic resonance imaging; Image analysis pipeline

Indexed keywords

AGE-MATCHED CONTROLS; AUTOMATED IMAGE ANALYSIS; BRAIN ACTIVATION; CLINICAL FMRI; CLINICAL SETTINGS; COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS; FMRI IMAGES; FREELY AVAILABLE SOFTWARE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; MENTAL HEALTH; OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE; PARKINSON'S DISEASE; RESEARCH STUDIES; SEMI-AUTOMATED; SEMI-AUTOMATED ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE ANALYSIS;

AUTOMATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL IMAGING; OPEN SYSTEMS; PIPELINES;

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LANGUAGE; MEMORY; MOTOR CORTEX; NEUROIMAGING; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL CORTEX;

AUTOMATION; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); SOFTWARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77549088511     PISSN: 00104825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2009.12.003     Document Type: Article

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