CerebMov

 

CerebMov

Recently, a new technique of aquiring brain Cine-MRI images was carried out by Professor P. Decq (neurosurgeon) and Dr. J. Hodel (neuroradiologist) at Henri Mondor Hospital as part of the antenna Analysis and Restoration of Movement (CNRS-ENSAM Paristech 8005). The principle of this technique is to synchronize the MRI signal with the ECG signal (electrocardiogram). The MRI signal provides three-dimensional images and anatomicaly precises ections . The ECG signal is the result of cardiac activity. An cine-MRI brain image is constructed by averaging the MRI signal acquired during a period of RR ECG signal. This technique allows good visualization of the movements of the walls of the third ventricle and the turbulent flow of cerebro-spinal fluid (LCS) in the cardiac cycle.

CerebMov tool allows the assessment and quantification of the movement of the walls of the third cerebral ventricles. Indeed, it may facilitate diagnosis of brain diseases.

CerebMov allows the user to load a sequence of Cine-MRI images, select a region of interest and then quantify its movements and see the curves of displacement of each point of the contour. It contains six steps that are: Setup, Resolution, Reference, preprocessing, segmentation and Movement.

This soft results from a collaboration between the "Antenne Analyse et Restauration du Mouvement (Paristech-ENSAM CNRS 8005) of Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Henri Mondor de Créteil" and the academic research laboratory LiSSi (Laboratoire Images, Signaux et Systèmes Intelligents) of Université Paris Est Creteil.

Download the version 1.2:
It runs on windows xp or vista 32
Matlab MCR -> link
Download the exe -> link