title: NeuroDebian Virtual Machine Deployment Facilitates Trainee-Driven Bedside Neuroimaging Research.
abstract: Freely available software, derived from the past 2 decades of neuroimaging research, is significantly more flexible for research purposes than presently available clinical tools. Here, we describe and demonstrate the utility of rapidly deployable analysis software to facilitate trainee-driven translational neuroimaging research. A recipe and video tutorial were created to guide the creation of a NeuroDebian-based virtual computer that conforms to current neuroimaging research standards and can exist within a HIPAA-compliant system. This allows for retrieval of clinical imaging data, conversion to standard file formats, and rapid visualization and quantification of individual patients' cortical and subcortical anatomy. As an example, we apply this pipeline to a pediatric patient's data to illustrate the advantages of research-derived neuroimaging tools in asking quantitative questions "at the bedside." Our goal is to provide a path of entry for trainees to become familiar with common neuroimaging tools and foster an increased interest in translational research.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Child and Adolescent Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Child and Adolescent Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kenney-Jung
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Botha
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Child and Adolescent Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Jan-Mendelt
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Tillema
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D020407:Internet; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D059906:Neuroimaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D012640:Seizures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012984:Software; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D014741:Video Recording
keywords: cortical localization; education; epilepsy; quantitative MRI; translational research; virtual machine