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Visualizing brain network connectivity

US9519981B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Siemens Healthcare Limited · DE

Inventors

Sandra Sudarsky · Bedminster, US
Mariappan S. Nadar · Plainsboro, US
Shanhui Sun · Princeton, US
Alban Lefebvre · Jersey City, US
Bernhard Geiger · Buckenhof, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 2, 2012
Grant date	Dec 13, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 29, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B5/4064
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for visualizing brain connectivity includes receiving image data including molecular diffusion of brain tissue, constructing a tree data structure from the image data, wherein the tree data structure comprises a plurality of network nodes, wherein each network node is connected to a root of the tree data structure, rendering a ring of a radial layout depicting the tree data structure, wherein a plurality of vertices may be traversed from the top to the bottom, duplicating at least one control point for spline edges sharing a common ancestor, and bundling spline edges by applying a global strength parameter β.

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