title: An Example-Based Multi-Atlas Approach to Automatic Labeling of White Matter Tracts.
abstract: We present an example-based multi-atlas approach for classifying white matter (WM) tracts into anatomic bundles. Our approach exploits expert-provided example data to automatically classify the WM tracts of a subject. Multiple atlases are constructed to model the example data from multiple subjects in order to reflect the individual variability of bundle shapes and trajectories over subjects. For each example subject, an atlas is maintained to allow the example data of a subject to be added or deleted flexibly. A voting scheme is proposed to facilitate the multi-atlas exploitation of example data. For conceptual simplicity, we adopt the same metrics in both example data construction and WM tract labeling. Due to the huge number of WM tracts in a subject, it is time-consuming to label each WM tract individually. Thus, the WM tracts are grouped according to their shape similarity, and WM tracts within each group are labeled simultaneously. To further enhance the computational efficiency, we implemented our approach on the graphics processing unit (GPU). Through nested cross-validation we demonstrated that our approach yielded high classification performance. The average sensitivities for bundles in the left and right hemispheres were 89.5% and 91.0%, respectively, and their average false discovery rates were 14.9% and 14.2%, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Computer Science, KAIST, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sang Wook
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.affiliation: I2BM, CEA, Gif-sur-Yvette, France; Institut Fédératif de Recherche 49, Gif-sur-Yvette, France; University of Concepción, Concepción, Chile.
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guevara
authors.affiliation: Department of Bio and Brain Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.affiliation: Department of Bio and Brain Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Kwangsun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.affiliation: Department of Computer Science, KAIST, Daejeon, Republic of Korea; Handong Global University, Pohang, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Joseph S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: Institut Fédératif de Recherche 49, Gif-sur-Yvette, France; University of Concepción, Concepción, Chile.
authors.forename: Jean-Francois
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Mangin
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Joon-Kyung
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Seong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D003196:Computer Graphics; D056324:Diffusion Tensor Imaging / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D059906:Neuroimaging / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D066127:White Matter / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D055815:Young Adult