Validation of FreeSurfer-Estimated Brain Cortical Thickness: Comparison with Histologic Measurements

Neuroinformatics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 535-542

  Cardinale, Francesco ^a   Chinnici, Giuseppa ^b   Bramerio, Manuela ^a   Mai, Roberto ^a   Sartori, Ivana ^a   Cossu, Massimo ^a   Lo Russo, Giorgio ^a   Castana, Laura ^a   Colombo, Nadia ^a   Caborni, Chiara ^b   De Momi, Elena ^b   Ferrigno, Giancarlo ^b  

^a OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bland Altman; Cortical thickness; Epilepsy surgery; FreeSurfer; Histologic measurement; Passing Bablok

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; BRAIN CORTEX; CHILD; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROIMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOFTWARE VALIDATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84911005172     PISSN: 15392791     EISSN: 15590089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12021-014-9229-2     Document Type: Article

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