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Parcellation Scheme For A Spatio-Temporal Atlas Of Fetal Brain Lobe Development, Jasmine Kaidbey
Parcellation Scheme For A Spatio-Temporal Atlas Of Fetal Brain Lobe Development, Jasmine Kaidbey
GW Research Days 2015
Introduction
Fetal brain development is a complex and dynamic process. During the third trimester of pregnancy the brain’s surface landscape changes from a smooth layer into a complex canopy with convolutions called gyri. The emergence of quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has allowed for in vivo acquisition of high-resolution images of the fetal brain. Although a timeline for the emergence of important gyri exists; we currently lack an in vivo MRI model—or atlas—of the developing brain. Therefore, our objective was to develop a scheme to parcelate the third trimester in vivo fetal brain into lobes, and apply this scheme onto …