Plexus structure imaging with thin slab MR neurography: rotating frames, fly-throughs, and composite projections

David T. Raphael M.D.; Diane McIntee; Jay S. Tsuruda; Patrick Colletti M.D.; Raymond Tatevossian; James Frazier

doi:10.1117/12.651325

13 March 2006 Plexus structure imaging with thin slab MR neurography: rotating frames, fly-throughs, and composite projections

David T. Raphael M.D., Diane McIntee, Jay S. Tsuruda, Patrick Colletti M.D., Raymond Tatevossian, James Frazier

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Proceedings Volume 6143, Medical Imaging 2006: Physiology, Function, and Structure from Medical Images; 614320 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.651325
Event: Medical Imaging, 2006, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We explored multiple image processing approaches by which to display the segmented adult brachial plexus in a three-dimensional manner. Magnetic resonance neurography (MRN) 1.5-Tesla scans with STIR sequences, which preferentially highlight nerves, were performed in adult volunteers to generate high-resolution raw images. Using multiple software programs, the raw MRN images were then manipulated so as to achieve segmentation of plexus neurovascular structures, which were incorporated into three different visualization schemes: rotating upper thoracic girdle skeletal frames, dynamic fly-throughs parallel to the clavicle, and thin slab volume-rendered composite projections.

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David T. Raphael M.D., Diane McIntee, Jay S. Tsuruda, Patrick Colletti M.D., Raymond Tatevossian, and James Frazier "Plexus structure imaging with thin slab MR neurography: rotating frames, fly-throughs, and composite projections", Proc. SPIE 6143, Medical Imaging 2006: Physiology, Function, and Structure from Medical Images, 614320 (13 March 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.651325

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