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 precise sections. The ECG signal is the result of cardiac activity. A cine-MRI brain image is constructed by averaging the MRI signal acquired during a period of RR ECG signal.

CerebMov tool allows the assessment, quantification and good visualization of the movements of the walls of the third cerebral ventricle and the turbulent flow of cerebro-spinal fluid (LCS) in the cardiac cycle. This tool allows facilitating 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 visualize the curves of displacement of each point of the contour. It consists of six steps: Setup, Resolution, Reference, Preprocessing, Segmentation and Movement.

CerebMov has been developped in collaboration between the Henri Mondor hospital and the LiSSi laboratory.

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