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Brain Infarct Segmentation and Registration on MRI or CT for Lesion-symptom Mapping
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2019
Provided here is a practical tutorial for an open-access, standardized image processing pipeline for the purpose of lesion-symptom mapping. A step-by-step walkthrough is provided for each processing step, from manual infarct segmentation on CT/MRI to subsequent registration to standard space, along with practical recommendations and illustrations with exemplary cases.
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Shelf Registration
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2026
Shelf registration is an essential tool for companies to raise capital flexibly and efficiently. It is a provision by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that enables companies to file a single registration for securities they intend to issue over time rather than all at once. This process offers multiple advantages.Flexibility and Convenience: Shelf registration allows companies to issue securities in phases per market conditions and funding needs rather than raising all capital at...
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Four-Dimensional CT Analysis Using Sequential 3D-3D Registration
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2019
We analyzed joint kinematics from four-dimensional computed tomography data. The sequential 3D-3D registration method semiautomatically provides the kinematics of the moving bone with respect to the subject bone from four-dimensional computed tomography data.
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Multimodal Cross-Device and Marker-Free Co-Registration of Preclinical Imaging Modalities
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2023
The combination of multiple imaging modalities is often necessary to gain a comprehensive understanding of pathophysiology. This approach utilizes phantoms to generate a differential transformation between the coordinate systems of two modalities, which is then applied for co-registration. This method eliminates the need for fiducials in production scans.
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Investigating Causal Brain-behavioral Relationships and their Time Course
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2014
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a technique for non-invasively disrupting neural information processing and measuring its effect on behavior. When TMS interferes with a task, it indicates that the stimulated brain region is necessary for normal task performance, allowing one to systematically relate brain regions to cognitive functions.
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These transformations correct different kinds of spatial mismatch between brain images. Translation shifts an image, rotation changes its orientation, and scaling adjusts overall size. Nonlinear warping allows more flexible anatomical matching when simple rigid or size-based adjustments are insufficient. Selecting appropriate transformations helps align corresponding features while retaining meaningful anatomical differences for later comparison.
Corresponding anatomical features provide the reference points needed to establish meaningful spatial relationships between images. If these features are matched accurately, measurements from different participants, sessions, or time points can be compared within the same framework. This improves localization of findings and supports interpretation of how neuroimaging measurements relate to cognition, behavior, or mental health.
A reference brain or template supplies a common spatial framework for organizing individually aligned images. Once images are matched to that framework, researchers can examine locations across participants or sessions using a consistent coordinate context. This standardization enables group-level statistical analysis while still requiring attention to anatomical variation among the individuals being studied.
A typical workflow begins by comparing an individual brain image with a selected reference brain or template and identifying corresponding anatomical features. Researchers then apply suitable geometric transformations, which may include shifts, rotations, scaling, or nonlinear warping. The resulting aligned image can be used for cross-participant comparison, session comparison, or analysis of change over time.
Brain registration is particularly useful when a study compares neuroimaging measurements across participants or combines results at the group level. In psychology, this alignment helps researchers relate brain structure or activity to cognition, behavior, and mental health. It also supports comparisons across imaging sessions, making the technique relevant to studies that examine changes over time.
For longitudinal research, registration aligns images collected from the same participant at different time points or imaging sessions. This creates a consistent spatial basis for tracking changes while preserving meaningful anatomical differences. The approach can therefore help distinguish spatial changes across observations and improve interpretation of how neuroimaging findings develop throughout a study.