MRI: Flat Mapping the Human Brain

Christof Rezk-Salama(1), Peter Hastreiter(2), Bernd Tomandl(3), Knut Eberhardt(3),
Günther Greiner(5), and Thomas Ertl(4)
(1) Computer Graphics Group, University of Siegen, Germany
(2) Neurocenter, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
(3) Division of Neuroradiology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
(4) Visualization and Interactive Systems Group, University of Stuttgart, Germany
(5) Computer Graphics Group, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany

Background

The human brain can be divided into functional regions by the location of folds (gyri) and fissures (sulci). The analysis of the brain surface topolgy is important for the investigation of neural activity in the functional regions. For the localization of such functional regions, two-dimensional maps of the human brain are generated using different projection methods. Such maps are extremely helpful for the investigation of different pathologies and for the comparison of the brain surface topology among different patients.

Papers

·	P. Hastreiter, C. Rezk-Salama, G. Greiner, T. Ertl
	Efficient Representation of Cortical Convolutions for the Analysis of Brain Surface Topology
	In in Bildverarbeitung für die Medizin, Springer, 1998
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