ABrainVis: an android brain image visualization tool.
3D rendering
Brain imaging
Mobile visualization
Journal
Biomedical engineering online
ISSN: 1475-925X
Titre abrégé: Biomed Eng Online
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101147518
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
29 Jul 2021
29 Jul 2021
Historique:
received:
14
01
2021
accepted:
15
07
2021
entrez:
30
7
2021
pubmed:
31
7
2021
medline:
15
12
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The visualization and analysis of brain data such as white matter diffusion tractography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) volumes is commonly used by neuro-specialist and researchers to help the understanding of brain structure, functionality and connectivity. As mobile devices are widely used among users and their technology shows a continuous improvement in performance, different types of applications have been designed to help users in different work areas. We present, ABrainVis, an Android mobile tool that allows users to visualize different types of brain images, such as white matter diffusion tractographies, represented as fibers in 3D, segmented fiber bundles, MRI 3D images as rendered volumes and slices, and meshes. The tool enables users to choose and combine different types of brain imaging data to provide visual anatomical context for specific visualization needs. ABrainVis provides high performance over a wide range of Android devices, including tablets and cell phones using medium and large tractography datasets. Interesting visualizations including brain tumors and arteries, along with fiber, are given as examples of case studies using ABrainVis. The functionality, flexibility and performance of ABrainVis tool introduce an improvement in user experience enabling neurophysicians and neuroscientists fast visualization of large tractography datasets, as well as the ability to incorporate other brain imaging data such as MRI volumes and meshes, adding anatomical contextual information.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
The visualization and analysis of brain data such as white matter diffusion tractography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) volumes is commonly used by neuro-specialist and researchers to help the understanding of brain structure, functionality and connectivity. As mobile devices are widely used among users and their technology shows a continuous improvement in performance, different types of applications have been designed to help users in different work areas.
RESULTS
RESULTS
We present, ABrainVis, an Android mobile tool that allows users to visualize different types of brain images, such as white matter diffusion tractographies, represented as fibers in 3D, segmented fiber bundles, MRI 3D images as rendered volumes and slices, and meshes. The tool enables users to choose and combine different types of brain imaging data to provide visual anatomical context for specific visualization needs. ABrainVis provides high performance over a wide range of Android devices, including tablets and cell phones using medium and large tractography datasets. Interesting visualizations including brain tumors and arteries, along with fiber, are given as examples of case studies using ABrainVis.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
The functionality, flexibility and performance of ABrainVis tool introduce an improvement in user experience enabling neurophysicians and neuroscientists fast visualization of large tractography datasets, as well as the ability to incorporate other brain imaging data such as MRI volumes and meshes, adding anatomical contextual information.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34325693
doi: 10.1186/s12938-021-00909-0
pii: 10.1186/s12938-021-00909-0
pmc: PMC8323223
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
72Subventions
Organisme : ANID
ID : FONDECYT 1190701
Organisme : ANID
ID : Basal Project FB0008
Organisme : ANID
ID : Basal Project FB0001
Organisme : Horizon 2020
ID : 945539 (HBP SGA3)
Organisme : Horizon 2020
ID : 785907 (HBP SGA2)
Organisme : Horizon 2020
ID : 604102 (HBP SGA1).
Informations de copyright
© 2021. The Author(s).
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