Collaboration/Iowa/Meshing/Migrate Iowa Neural Net code to pure ITK

Key Investigators

• Iowa: Vincent Magnotta and Nicole Grosland
• Kitware: Stephen Alyward

Objective

Conversion of the Iowa Neural netwok segmentation using a flexible module for image registration supporting all ITK transforms written using the transform I/O in ITK. Conversion to the ITK neural network from the current annie implementation may also be

Approach, Plan

Integrate additional ITK transform types into the neural network using the general ITK transform I/O mechanism. Evaluate the changes to segment the phalanx bones bones of the hand.

Progress

References

• Magnotta VA, Heckel D, Andreasen NC, Cizadlo T, Corson PW, Ehrhardt JC, Yuh WT. "Measurement of brain structures with artificial neural networks: two- and three-dimensional applications", Radiology 211 (1999), 781-90.
• Powell S, Magnotta VA, Johnson HJ, Jammalamadaka VK, Andreasen NC. "Registration and Machine Learning Based Automated Segmentation of Subcortical and Cerebellar Brain Structures", NeuroImage, In Press.