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To measure differences in fractional anisotropy (FA), trace, mode, and volume of five subdivisions of the corpus callosum of schizophrenic patients vs. normal controls using an automatic clustering method and high resolution 3 Tesla data.
 
  
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= Corpus Fiber Clustering =
Harvard PNL: Marek Kubicki, Kate Smith, Martha Shenton
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MIT: Lauren O'Donnell, Carl-Fredrik Westin
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Our objective is to measure differences in fractional anisotropy (FA), trace, mode, and volume of five subdivisions of the corpus callosum of schizophrenic patients vs. normal controls using an automatic clustering method and high resolution 3 Tesla data.
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= Description =
  
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We are using a high resolution 3 Tesla scans, 1.7x1.7x1.7 mm, 51 diffusion directions, 8 baselines (data available to NAMIC investigators). So far we scanned 24 subjects, 12 chronic schizophrenics and 12 matched control subjects. Fiber tractography is performed on the whole brain, and then an automatic clustering method (O’Donnell et al., 2006), is applied. Midsagittal slice is then painted according to anatomical clusters, which results in 5, reliable clusters. Mean FA, mode, trace as well as volume of each clusters are obtained for each subject, and compared between groups.  
 
We are using a high resolution 3 Tesla scans, 1.7x1.7x1.7 mm, 51 diffusion directions, 8 baselines (data available to NAMIC investigators). So far we scanned 24 subjects, 12 chronic schizophrenics and 12 matched control subjects. Fiber tractography is performed on the whole brain, and then an automatic clustering method (O’Donnell et al., 2006), is applied. Midsagittal slice is then painted according to anatomical clusters, which results in 5, reliable clusters. Mean FA, mode, trace as well as volume of each clusters are obtained for each subject, and compared between groups.  
  
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= Publications =
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''In Press''
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* Harvard PNL: Marek Kubicki, Kate Smith, Martha Shenton
O’Donnell LJ, Kubicki M, Shenton ME, Dreusicke MH, Grimson WE, Westin CF (2006): A method for clustering white matter fiber tracts. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 27:1032-6.
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* MIT: Lauren O'Donnell, Carl-Fredrik Westin

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Corpus Fiber Clustering

Our objective is to measure differences in fractional anisotropy (FA), trace, mode, and volume of five subdivisions of the corpus callosum of schizophrenic patients vs. normal controls using an automatic clustering method and high resolution 3 Tesla data.

Description

We are using a high resolution 3 Tesla scans, 1.7x1.7x1.7 mm, 51 diffusion directions, 8 baselines (data available to NAMIC investigators). So far we scanned 24 subjects, 12 chronic schizophrenics and 12 matched control subjects. Fiber tractography is performed on the whole brain, and then an automatic clustering method (O’Donnell et al., 2006), is applied. Midsagittal slice is then painted according to anatomical clusters, which results in 5, reliable clusters. Mean FA, mode, trace as well as volume of each clusters are obtained for each subject, and compared between groups.

Preliminary results show a reduced FA in the second cluster (CC2) of the corpus callosum in schizophrenics and a reduced volume in the third cluster (CC3) of schizophrenics, when compared with control subjects.

Clustering brain.jpg

Clustering corpus.jpg

Clustering corpus2.jpg

Publications

In Press

NA-MIC Publication Database

Key Investigators

  • Harvard PNL: Marek Kubicki, Kate Smith, Martha Shenton
  • MIT: Lauren O'Donnell, Carl-Fredrik Westin