USING THE ANISOTROPIC DIFFUSION TO TRACK NEURAL 使用各向异性扩散跟踪神经.pptVIP

USING ANISOTROPIC DIFFUSION TO TRACK NEURAL FIBERS Sarah Neyer NASA/JPL CSUN PAIR Advisor Dr. A. Alekseenko Focus This talk focuses on the brain scanning technique Diffusion Tensor Imaging The problems they are facing with it Our proposal of a solution The two milestones of the project What is the Problem? Problem: New imaging technique and we can’t use it! Meaning: Cannot assess the important data gathered about intricate fibers in brain Proposal: New method to map these fibers What is Diffusion Tensor Imaging? New way to use Magnetic Resonance Tracks H2O in the brain along fibers Diseases it could diagnose ADHD Multiple Sclerosis Tracking Fibers Direction of fiber is known at every point Connecting the directions is the problem Where would this fiber go? Current Method Chooses between directions when it comes to them Tracks one direction It CANNOT track branching fibers Proposed Method Anisotropic Diffusion Equation Looks at every direction at once! It CAN account for branching fibers First Step: Mimic diffusion Ink drop on a piece of paper Where it will diffuse comes from the brain scanning data Second Step: Propagation Anisotropic diffusion: Let it go anywhere Isotropic diffusion: Sharpen the image Third Step: Track the ridge Ridge shows the fiber Collect points based on highest curve Eliminate the shape Fourth Step: Repeat Diffusion HUGE first drop VS small first drop Smaller is better, more precision We start a new drop where old one finishes What the Fiber looks like! A 3D view of straight fiber Disadvantages The algorithm takes too much time to complete Why keep it? It accounts for all points at once What did we do? Looked at the MATH behind diffusion We made observations about behavior of diffusion We came up with a faster algorithm Ahhh… An Observation We put random data in and observed After a long time we saw the structure of the fiber We realized that all we need is this solution, called the STATIC