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ArticleNature communications2016

aMAP is a validated pipeline for registration and segmentation of high-resolution mouse brain data.

Christian J Niedworok, Alexander P Y Brown, M Jorge Cardoso, Pavel Osten, Sebastien Ourselin, Marc Modat, Troy W Margrie

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7 authors.

Christian J NiedworokThe Division of Neurophysiology, MRC National Institute for Medical Research, London NW7 1AA, UK.
Alexander P Y BrownThe Division of Neurophysiology, MRC National Institute for Medical Research, London NW7 1AA, UK.
M Jorge CardosoTranslational Imaging Group, Centre for Medical Image Computing, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1284-2558
Pavel OstenCold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York 11724, USA.
Sebastien OurselinTranslational Imaging Group, Centre for Medical Image Computing, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Marc ModatTranslational Imaging Group, Centre for Medical Image Computing, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Troy W MargrieThe Division of Neurophysiology, MRC National Institute for Medical Research, London NW7 1AA, UK.

Funding

Cell adhesion molecules in autism: a whole-brain study of genetic mouse modelsR01MH096946 · NIMH · COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY · PI OSTEN, PAVEL · 2012 to 2016
$2.4M
Medical Research Council MR/J01107X/1NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH096946
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The validation of automated image registration and segmentation is crucial for accurate and reliable mapping of brain connectivity and function in three-dimensional (3D) data sets. While validation standards are necessarily high and routinely met in the clinical arena, they have to date been lacking for high-resolution microscopy data sets obtained from the rodent brain. Here we present a tool for optimized automated mouse atlas propagation (aMAP) based on clinical registration software (NiftyReg) for anatomical segmentation of high-resolution 3D fluorescence images of the adult mouse brain. We empirically evaluate aMAP as a method for registration and subsequent segmentation by validating it against the performance of expert human raters. This study therefore establishes a benchmark standard for mapping the molecular function and cellular connectivity of the rodent brain.

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AlgorithmsAnimalsAtlases as TopicBenchmarkingBrainConnectomeHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImaging, Three-DimensionalMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLSoftware

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PMCPMC4941048

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