Corpus%20Callosum%20Segmentation%20Tool%20Project

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Corpus Callosum Segmentation Tool Project

• Martin Styner
• Department of Computer Science Psychiatry
• Neuro Image Analysis Laboratory

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Motivation of Corpus Callosum Segmentation

• Study of CC morphometry
• Improved understanding of neuro-developmental
  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

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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 3