Performing Real-Time Interactive Fiber Tracking.

Fiber tracking is a technique that, based on a diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging dataset, locates the fiber bundles in the human brain. Because it is a computationally expensive process, the interactivity of current fiber tracking tools is limited. We propose a new approach, which we terme...

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Published in:Journal of Digital Imaging Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 339 - 352
Main Authors: Mittmann, Adiel, Nobrega, Tiago, Comunello, Eros, Pinto, Juliano, Dellani, Paulo, Stoeter, Peter, Wangenheim, Aldo
Format: pictorial tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature Apr2011
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          Nobrega, Tiago
          Comunello, Eros
          Pinto, Juliano
          Dellani, Paulo
          Stoeter, Peter
          Wangenheim, Aldo
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          Magnetic Resonance Imaging Methods
          Brain Radiography
          Image Processing, Computer Assisted Methods
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      ab: Fiber tracking is a technique that, based on a diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging dataset, locates the fiber bundles in the human brain. Because it is a computationally expensive process, the interactivity of current fiber tracking tools is limited. We propose a new approach, which we termed real-time interactive fiber tracking, which aims at providing a rich and intuitive environment for the neuroradiologist. In this approach, fiber tracking is executed automatically every time the user acts upon the application. Particularly, when the volume of interest from which fiber trajectories are calculated is moved on the screen, fiber tracking is executed, even while it is being moved. We present our fiber tracking tool, which implements the real-time fiber tracking concept by using the video card's graphics processing units to execute the fiber tracking algorithm. Results show that real-time interactive fiber tracking is feasible on computers equipped with common, low-cost video cards.
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