Infant MRI Head Coil Design

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Shape Analysis

The anatomical structures of interest that we study within the brain are complex and need to be characterized in a consistent, reliable manner. We at UCNIA are developing methods for representing and analyzing shapes from image data to facilitate the study of anatomical changes. This also includes the development of shape alignment procedures, spatial correspondence estimation, and statistical analysis of shape parameters.

Infant MRI Head Coil Design

Improved MRI methodology for infant imaging: We study head/brain growth and create statistical models of neonates, 6mo, 1yr, 2yr and 4yr. Based on these models, the MGH group creates new parallel coils for the scanner. We then get these parallel images and combine them back with new signal processing.

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Research Areas

• Biological Image Analysis
• Diffusion Imaging
• Registration
• Segmentation
• Shape Analysis
• Statistics

Projects

• Brain Lesion Analysis
• Infant MRI Head Coil Design
• Diffusion Tensor MRI Population Analysis
• Shape analysis of Neuroanatomical Structures
• Axon Tracking in Serial Block-Face Scanning Electron Microscopy
• Semi-Automated Reconstruction of the Neuromuscular Junctions in the C. elegans