An Automated Measurement of Subcortical Brain MR Structures in Schizophrenia
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Introduction Methods Subjects MR Image Processing MRI Acquisition Manual Region of Interest (ROI) Definition by Experts Definition of Subcortical Gray Matter Linear Registration Elastic Matching Data Analysis Results The Similarity Between Automated and Manual Measurements The Correlations Between Pairs of Automated and Manual Measurements The Spatial Overlap Between Automatically Edited and Manually Edited Structures The Similarity Between Automated and Manual Measurements The Similarity of The Measurements for Cortical Gray Matter The Comparison of The Brain Structures’ Volumes Between The Patient Group and the Normal Controls Discussion Appendix: Mathematical Model for Elastic Matching Solution of the Model References
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