Brain "short circuit"? 3-d brain magnetic resonance imaging will know

If the magnetic resonance imaging into 3D Stereogram, then the line in the brain of patients and connection methods can be seen from the nuclear magnetic map.

Netherlands PSV Technology University researchers have developed a new software tool, which uses special technology to magnetic resonance imaging into three-dimensional images.

New software tool brain magnetic resonance imaging into three-dimensional images

If the magnetic resonance imaging into 3D Stereogram, then the line in the brain of patients and connection methods can be seen from the nuclear magnetic map clearly, doctors can understand the brain before the operation of the space position.

Netherlands PSV Technology University researchers have developed a new software tool, which uses special technology to magnetic resonance imaging into three-dimensional images.

Doctors with the tools to be able to see the patients ' brain circuitry and the line connection of image, no surgery cases can study patients ' brain circuitry.

Biomedical image analysis Professor Bart said, for a brain surgeon, know that the brain important nerve bundle exact location is extremely important.

He cited on Parkinson's patients "deep brain stimulation" can inhibit their illness, with this new tool, the doctor can see on the image to the brain circuitry can more accurately determine where in the brain of embedded electrodes. This new technology will also be able to bring neurological and psychiatric diseases new dawn. But it is important that the surgeon prior to know the location of important nerve bundles, in the treatment of patients will be able to avoid injury, this is a great progress.

This software tool is based on a recently developed called "hardi" (high resolution diffusion Imaging) technology.

The hardi MRI technology, research group on these very complex data handling, such as interactive visualization finally got this new software tools.

Bart Professor is expected, this technology may also take several years to use in the hospital.

He said: "we now need to verify that the software package, or you need to prove that the use of this technology is in line with the reality of the image. "While the corresponding magnetic resonance imaging scan speed is also a need to further improve because 1 hour of time on patients, is too long. In addition, this software tool has been widely used by other scientists.