This chapter is about warping brain images of different subjects to the same stereotaxic space. However, unlike Chapter 3, this method uses thousands or millions of parameters, so is potentially able to obtain much more precision. A high dimensional

This article summarizes a life-span neurodevelopmental MRI database. The study of neurostructural development or neurofunctional development has been hampered by the lack of age-appropriate MRI reference volumes. This causes misspecification of segmented data, irregular registrations, and the absence of appropriate stereotaxic volumes. We have created the "Neurodevelopmental MRI Database" that ...

Individual variability of the human cerebral cortex is a source of both fascination and frustration. The fascination arises because variability in cortical structure and function may account for many aspects of our unique personalities and cognitive capabilities. For neuroimagers, the frustration arises because variability presents serious obstacles when attempting to assign particular function...

The NeuroMatetrade mark robot system (Integrated Surgical Systems, Davis, CA) is a commercially available, image-guided, robotic-assisted system used for stereotactic procedures in neurosurgery. In this article, we present a quantitative comparison of the application accuracy of the NeuroMate with that of standard frame-based and frameless stereotactic techniques. The article discusses a five-w...

by comparing the mid-sagittal section from the Paxinos atlas and corresponding DEC map from the shrinkagecorrected CT-DTI atlas. Crosshairs mark the location of the bregma. Scale is in units of mm. Fig. 1: The shrinkage-corrected CT-DTI atlas. A) Section from the population-averaged in vivo T2-w template of adult C57BL/6J brain. B) AVM map of the section in A. C) Shrinkage-distortion corrected ...

this study was designed to develop a modified tbi weight drop model for induction of focal mild cerebral injury. a stereotaxic coupled weight drop device was designed. principle arm of device carries up to 500g weights which their force was conveyed to animal skull through a thin nail like metal tip. to determine the optimal configuration of the device to induce mild tbi, six different trials w...

Deep-seated brain lesions, especially small ones, present a neurosurgical challenge to achieve tissue diagnosis with minimal damage to intervening normal brain. Needle biopsy is often indicated but has been a relatively arduous procedure using stereotaxic frame methods. Tissue sampling is greatly simplified by the use of intraoperative real-time sonography for needle guidance. The technique is ...